fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
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join:2001-05-25
Limbo
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| He's just getting started
I'm betting once the justice system is done with him and the records of who bought these devices are made public, lawsuits will abound from ISPs all over the country against this idiot and the people who purchased his "modded" products.
Guess I shouln't be surprised he allegedly had former ties to a botnet as well. . .
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
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| Possession of this equipment is not illegal so the customer list is not relevant to the prosecution. That someone bought one of these is not proof that it was ever used.
This dope attracted attention because of how he was marketing the modems.
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA
| said by RadioDoc  :Possession of this equipment is not illegal so the customer list is not relevant to the prosecution. That someone bought one of these is not proof that it was ever used. This dope attracted attention because of how he was marketing the modems. Nice Try. Ask those who bought smartcard readers from the sites promising you free DirecTV. DTV sued the company, got the customer records and sued those that bought the devices.... |
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tim_k
Buttons, Bows, Beamer, Shadow, Kasey
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join:2002-02-02
Stewartstown, PA
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2 edits | said by itguy05 :said by RadioDoc :Possession of this equipment is not illegal so the customer list is not relevant to the prosecution. That someone bought one of these is not proof that it was ever used. This dope attracted attention because of how he was marketing the modems. Nice Try. Ask those who bought smartcard readers from the sites promising you free DirecTV. DTV sued the company, got the customer records and sued those that bought the devices.... Yep. I worked with a guy who was "contacted" by DirecTV. He had to pay around $7,000. But I think he said DirecTV actually bought the company to get the records.
Awhile ago a MD man was arrested for selling hacked game consoles (I forget which one) which allowed them to play copied games.
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | reply to itguy05
And yet you can still get them. |
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Zag3
join:2004-02-17
San Antonio, TX
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said by itguy05 :said by RadioDoc :Possession of this equipment is not illegal so the customer list is not relevant to the prosecution. That someone bought one of these is not proof that it was ever used. This dope attracted attention because of how he was marketing the modems. Nice Try. Ask those who bought smartcard readers from the sites promising you free DirecTV. DTV sued the company, got the customer records and sued those that bought the devices.... Yes but that was a civil matter. This is a criminal case. Directv could sue you if they wanted, that doesn't mean anything. They didn't have to settle with them either. They could fight back but that gets expensive so people just settle. Completely different thing. |
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RadioDoc
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join:2000-05-11
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said by itguy05 :Nice Try. Yes it was, and an accurate one. "Illegal" means it is against the law. There is no law preventing someone from owning one of these modems. They are not proprietary and readily available.
Even if it was relevant, the DirecTV case was a civil matter and involved proprietary equipment. |
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA
| said by RadioDoc :said by itguy05 :Nice Try. Yes it was, and an accurate one. "Illegal" means it is against the law. There is no law preventing someone from owning one of these modems. They are not proprietary and readily available. Even if it was relevant, the DirecTV case was a civil matter and involved proprietary equipment. Actually DirecTV used smart cards. Those Smart Cards have legitimate uses. If you have a GSM phone you have one. I had one imbedded in my work ID card for VPN purposes.
Smart Card readers have many legitimate uses. |
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anicetoemma
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Chicago, IL
clubs: | The forum seems to have been taken down. |
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