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But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Necessary Always Enabled. If a pirate cable box is detected in a residence where there was no cable subscription, or is found to be connected to the cable line where there is no lawful use for the box other than descrambling programming to which the resident does not subscribe, it is much more likely that a civil suit will result, and it is more likely that the police will take an interest in the case.
Even where the cable company has records showing that a suspect cable descrambler was purchased by somebody at a particular address, or detects the presence of a box within a house, that may not be enough to act against the resident of that house.
If the cable descrambler may be in use for a legal purpose, the mere presence of the box is probably not enough to interest the police. While the cable company can file a civil lawsuit for "signal theft", they will likely not file a lawsuit unless they are confident that they can demonstrate that the box was used illegally. If a cable company files a lawsuit, under U. The attorney fee award may well be larger than the amount found owing for unpaid cable fees. I was actually curious about the same thing.
I've finally got my TV-Tuner working with Linux, and I wouldn't be surprized if there was something out there Yeah, the software is available. No guarantees on how well it works, though. Costs money, too. Didn't see a free source. One example. How could you defraud the poor, defenseless cable companies who so diligently bring you countless hours of priceless entertainment! For shame! Switched to C. You can buy or rent another box if you want more hook ups. Its a pita to have 2 on your big tv.
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