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From: rastaman@ihdev.UUCP (Gus Anthozoan)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Are pay TV decoders legal?
Message-ID: <413@ihdev.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 10:46:34 EST
Article-I.D.: ihdev.413
Posted: Fri Nov 22 10:46:34 1985
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References: <2700003@prism.UUCP> <518@harvard.UUCP>
Reply-To: rastaman@ihdev.UUCP (Gus Anthozoan)
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In article <518@harvard.UUCP> lo@harvard.UUCP (Bert S.F. Lo) writes:
>In article <2700003@prism.UUCP>, dan@prism.UUCP writes:
>> 
>>     For the last month or so there has been an ad in the Boston
>> Globe advertising "subscription TV Decoders."
>> 
>> Only $149.00.  Our Zenith decoder is identical to that being used
>> by Preview Pay TV.  It enables you to view all phases of Preview
>> TV Programming.
>
>I'm not sure whether this is legal or not ...

	I was reading a back issue of the "Tampa Tribune" last night
	and noticed a guy in Ft. Lauderdale was being presecuted on
	*federal felony charges* for selling decoders to tap into 
	local cable systems.  Seemed pretty extreme.