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| 12/27/2006 | DIRECTV files complaints against three NY bars for commercial misuse. DIRECTV seeks damages for violations of several federal statutes, including The Cable Communications Act of 1984 and 47 U.S.C. §605, which provides for statutory damages of up to $100,000 per violation.
- Bounce Complaint
- Bounce Deuce Complaint
- Big Nose Kate's Complaint |
| 12/07/2006 | Developer of Signal Theft Software Settles with DIRECTV and NDS for $1 Million
- News Release |
| 10/13/2006 | Satellite Pirate, Steve Souphanthong, Surrenders Loot.
- SkyReport Article |
| 09/21/2006 | Brian Dorsett, developer of the HU loader, entered a guilty plea in federal court. Dorsett faces up to five years in prison, $800,000 in restitution and supervised release for up to three years. Dorsett is currently serving a 30 month federal sentence for DIRECTV Latin American piracy.
- News Release |
| 09/20/2006 | David Garnett and Shawn James, a DIRECTV installer, of Philadelphia were charged with two counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. The two face a maximum of 60 years in prison, $2 million in fines and three years supervised release.
- Press Release |
| 08/28/2006 | Donald Nance, a principal involved in the period 3 access card hack, agreed to plead guilty. Nance will be sentenced in November 2006 and faces up to five years imprisonment.
- Plea Agreement |
| 07/25/2006 | Federal Court grants DIRECTV summary judgment against Robert Ackerman (Tennessee) denying malicious prosecution claim.
- Judgment |
| 06/19/2006 | Former pirate, Steven Little of North Carolina, sentenced to four months in jail, two years of supervised probation and restitution of $1645.00.
- Arrest Report |
| 06/05/2006 | Former customer service representative, Tony Arellano, sentenced to jail time.
- Judgment
- Related post for 02/13/2006 |
| 04/17/2006 | DIRECTV files lawsuit against former installer, Michael Grady, for setting up fictious accounts. |
| 04/05/2006 | DIRECTV files a lawsuit against Sal's Restaurant and Pizzeria in Florida. DIRECTV continues to actively pursue bars, restaurants and hotels that misuse residential service for commercial purposes. DIRECTV Signal Integrity manages a commercial misuse team including on-site investigations around the country. |
| 04/05/2006 | DIRECTV files a lawsuit against Century Hotel (and John West Tucker) in Florida. |
| 03/20/2006 | DIRECTV vs. D'Andrea - New Jersey Court awards DIRECTV $10,000 plus attorneys fees in end user piracy case.
- Judgment |
| 02/15/2006 | Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Jeffrey Wilens's RICO class action in a published opinion based upon DIRECTV's First Amendment Right to Petition and Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
- Opinion
- Related post for 05/09/2005
- Related post for 01/26/2005 |
| 02/13/2006 | Former customer service representative, Tony Arellano, appeared in Idaho Court on charges of Grand Theft. Arraignment set for 3/6/06.
- Subpoena
- Police report |
