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Lawyers Hit DirecTV with Racketeering Suit
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Lawyers for three men whose online equipment purchases made them targets of DirecTV's anti-piracy campaign are hoping to turn the tables on the satellite company by suing under the mob-busting Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) federal organized crime statute.
The lawsuit was filed late last month on behalf of Texas-based physician Rod Sosa and two other men who each paid DirecTV $3,500 after receiving legal threats from the company. The men all wound up in DirecTV's crosshairs after purchasing smart card programmers or related devices from Web-based retailers that cater to pirates, but they all say they had legitimate use for the equipment, and that they settled with DirecTV only to avoid costly litigation.
This battle has been raging for some time now, and there's even a site sponsored by the EFF and the Stanford Center for Internet and Society Cyberlaw Clinic up at DirecTVDefense.org. More information can be found there.
Posted by: poolking
So what happens if the class action lawsuit is successful? Will directors of the companies named go to jail?
Posted by: Azgard
No, their too rich, might have to pay a hefty fine.
Posted by: laborat
they will be assigned into some obscure government service that offers them immunity from prosecution. it may be that they will be pardoned by the prez or some prez. it may mean a lot of things...but jail time or payback ain't among them...come on...its a racket!!! why be a crook, ceo, or politician if you have to pay?
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