sb2o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Scott Klaus Boehmke) (04/10/91)
A friend of mine just tried to order the kit from D&D electronics, and they said that they were under a restraining order and could not send out any parts for any descrambler kits. Further inquiry revealed that General Instrument had filed a restraining order, and that D&D's appeal was stuck in litigation (the restraint went into effect yesterday) On what grounds can GI do this? D&D is selling the kits with the article that tells people to notify the cable comany if you hook up the circuit. In my mind, that's the end of their responsibility, and now it is in the buyer's hands. Is GI getting threats from cable companies to change systems if something isn't done soon? Just a possiblity... Scott Boehmke sb2o@andrew.cmu.edu
jl4x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jason C. Y. Lee) (04/10/91)
Does anyone know of another company that sells this Universal Descrambler kit that was described in Radio Electronics? Jason Lee
rusty@steelmill.cs.umd.edu (Rusty Haddock) (04/11/91)
In article <4c0ZGTS00WB5QKKUkP@andrew.cmu.edu> jl4x+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jason C. Y. Lee) writes: >Does anyone know of another company that sells this Universal Descrambler >kit that was described in Radio Electronics? Have you tried North Country Radio as listed in the article??? I don't have the phone number handy but call information. NCR is a small operation and is not physically located in the town mentioned --- just down the road a mile or two though. Last month I called about the kit. NCR doesn't have any more full kits but they are/were selling a partial kit with PCB, IC's (the important stuff!!!), a pack of resistors, variable cap's, (and coils?), and a 12V transformer for $60 - $70. I went ahead and ordered the partial kit and received it after my personal check cleared (they suggest to send a PO MO) in about 2-weeks time. Try calling them and find out what the status is. If you and the information operator can't locate the phone number send me some mail and I'll check my phone bills. -Rusty- -- Rusty Haddock / CompSci Dept DOMAIN: rusty@mimsy.cs.umd.edu University of Maryland PATH: {uunet,rutgers}!mimsy!rusty If someone points a quad-vectored, hyper-thermic, cosmo blaster at you it's a safe bet that you're about to become toast.
dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell) (04/11/91)
>On what grounds can GI do this? D&D is selling the kits with the article that >tells people to notify the cable comany if you hook up the circuit. In my >mind, that's the end of their responsibility, and now it is in the buyer's >hands. How? Simply by getting a judge to agree to a "temporary" restraining order. This isn't too hard to do - it usually takes some evidence that allowing the activity to continue until a final judgement would occur (maybe years) would cause serious harm or damage to one's business. >Is GI getting threats from cable companies to change systems if something isn' t >done soon? Just a possiblity... Very probable. Now, GI is covering their own ass... Dave