[net.tv] pirating devices

neild@tekgds.UUCP (07/09/83)

Thanks to those who responded to the legalities of a pirating device for HBO,
as I really wasn't quite sure. In Calif. and some other places, you could buy
similar devices at places like Radio Shack because the courts hadn't decided
if it was illegal yet. Perhaps these devices were for pirating free air
signals instead of a cable type program. At any rate, I don't want to be
breaking any present laws, and will not pursue it further.