Ex-investigator's suit against DirecTV dismissed

Grok Headline matches for Ex-investigator's suit against DirecTV dismissed

SCO target asks for suit to be dismissed

SCO target asks for suit to be dismissed 04/30/2004 04:58 AM
ZDNet UK Apr 30 2004 8:51AM GMT

Apple's Suit Not So Easily Dismissed

Apple's Suit Not So Easily Dismissed 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

Companies do not have a right to cover up any kind of wrongdoing, even something as small as misuse of Post-it notes, but they absolutely do have a right to protect intellectual property. By Donald McLean, CNET News.com

Briefly: AOL spam suit dismissed

Briefly: AOL spam suit dismissed 12/30/2003 09:58 PM
CNET Dec 30 2003 8:15PM ET

VeriSign Suit Against ICANN Dismissed
(NewsFactor)

VeriSign Suit Against ICANN Dismissed
(NewsFactor) 08/27/2004 03:26 PM
NewsFactor - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit brought by Internet registry firm VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), handing VeriSign a second defeat in its dispute over the company's controversial SiteFinder service.

Anti-Spam Suit Dismissed; AOL May
Re-File

Anti-Spam Suit Dismissed; AOL May
Re-File 12/31/2003 06:10 AM
Boston Globe Dec 31 2003 5:32AM ET

AOL antispam suit dismissed, but company
may refile

AOL antispam suit dismissed, but company
may refile 12/31/2003 08:30 PM
CNET Dec 31 2003 7:01PM ET

General Motors lawsuit suit is dismissed

General Motors lawsuit suit is dismissed 08/06/2004 12:53 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Thu Aug 5, 04:44 pm GMT

VeriSign's antitrust suit against ICANN
dismissed

VeriSign's antitrust suit against ICANN
dismissed 08/27/2004 01:42 PM
A judge rejects the argument that the manager of the Net's infrastructure violated antitrust law.

The end of DIRECTV piracy?

The end of DIRECTV piracy? 04/15/2004 09:03 AM
The sky is falling! [some links require reg] The years of hacking DIRECTV's signal and pirating its program offerings seem to be coming to an end.

Linguists Dismissed

Linguists Dismissed 12/03/2003 09:56 AM
Knack for language? Great! Gay? No thanks. Interesting WaPo story of how DoD desparately needs linguists trained in Arabic, but dismisses linguists when it comes out that they are gay.

DirecTV can't sue for gear possession

DirecTV can't sue for gear possession 06/15/2004 09:09 PM
Appeals court affirms that suit defendants have to use--not just own--equipment for intercepting satellite TV.

Feds OK DirecTV Takeover

Feds OK DirecTV Takeover 12/20/2003 08:42 AM
CBS News Dec 20 2003 7:22AM ET

DirecTV Helps TiVo

DirecTV Helps TiVo 12/11/2003 04:57 PM
DirecTV helps TiVo... but not TiVo users. While CNET reports that TiVo's partnership with DirecTV has driven subs up to the 1 million mark, my poor DirecTiVo satellite/DVR combo is orphaned sans the Home Media Option and any of the cool new software features (e.g. folders)--and, indeed, any software updates to speak of--appearing on the standalone Tivo boxes. The Web-based recording and ability to stream audio from my MP3 store to my hifi via TiVo were the very reasons I upgraded to a Series 2 TiVo. Sure is nice to see TiVo doing so well though; mind you, I do mean that--this particular beef is with DirecTV.

DirecTV Deletes TiVo

DirecTV Deletes TiVo 06/09/2004 10:58 AM
DirecTV sells its 4% stake in TiVo and resigns its board seat.

Racing: Ford bid dismissed

Racing: Ford bid dismissed 03/23/2005 05:11 AM
Ginger McCain says Carrie Ford cannot win the Grand National because she is a woman.

IBM Claims Dismissed After Settlement
(AP)

IBM Claims Dismissed After Settlement
(AP) 06/23/2004 02:23 PM
AP - Dozens of IBM Corp. workers and retirees who alleged that exposure to toxic chemicals caused them to develop cancer had their cases dismissed after a settlement, the company announced Wednesday.

Labour dismissed ID cards in '74

Labour dismissed ID cards in '74 01/01/2005 08:27 AM
The Labour government rejected plans for ID cards 30 years ago, records released under the 30-year rule reveal.

Solider Dismissed After Revealing He's
Gay (AP)

Solider Dismissed After Revealing He's
Gay (AP) 06/21/2004 02:57 AM
AP - Brian Muller, an Army bomb squad team leader who served on a security detail for President Bush, said he was dismissed from duty after deciding to tell his commander he's gay.

UK chicken flu threat dismissed

UK chicken flu threat dismissed 01/23/2004 06:30 PM
The outbreak of bird flu which has led to a ban on imports of chicken from Thailand is unlikely to affect the UK, experts say.

IBM - EDS: merger report dismissed

IBM - EDS: merger report dismissed 03/08/2004 11:03 PM
Too small to be a monopoly

DSL Lawsuit Against BellSouth Dismissed

DSL Lawsuit Against BellSouth Dismissed 01/28/2004 12:04 AM
AP via Newsday Jan 28 2004 4:19AM GMT

DSL lawsuit against BellSouth dismissed

DSL lawsuit against BellSouth dismissed 01/28/2004 01:12 AM
Boston Globe Jan 28 2004 5:47AM GMT

DSL Lawsuit Against BellSouth Dismissed
(AP)

DSL Lawsuit Against BellSouth Dismissed
(AP) 01/27/2004 09:51 PM
AP - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit that claimed BellSouth Corp. broke antitrust law by requiring customers seeking high-speed DSL lines to buy its local phone service.

39 Sri Lankan ministers dismissed

39 Sri Lankan ministers dismissed 02/11/2004 09:32 AM
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga dismisses 39 junior ministers ahead of April's elections.

DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo

DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo 01/07/2005 12:15 AM
New York Times Jan 7 2005 4:12AM GMT

DirecTV changes Smart Card Stance

DirecTV changes Smart Card Stance 06/15/2004 03:44 AM

DirecTV will no longer prosecute people who simply own smart card devices. This comes as major change after an significant number of people have had money extorted from them by DirecTV for simply owning Smart Card devices. They have not stated the exact criteria they will use to go after people pirating there service with the devices. [EFF]

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV

KVH boosted by car antenna deal with
DirecTV 01/06/2005 07:32 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 6 2005 10:34PM GMT

DirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo

DirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo 06/09/2004 04:12 AM
Boston Globe Jun 9 2004 8:34AM GMT

EFF and Stanford Law School to the
rescue against DirecTV

EFF and Stanford Law School to the
rescue against DirecTV 06/15/2004 03:05 PM

Dan Gillmor

DirecTV Reins in the Legal Attack Dogs

In one of the uglier "intellectual property" abuses, DirecTV has been suing people for possession of tools it claims can be used to get TV shows without paying for them. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society have challenged the satellite TV company on this conduct, and on Monday DirecTV agreed to modify its approach, according to this press release, which says in part:

The company will no longer pursue people solely for purchasing smart card readers, writers, general-purpose programmers, and general-purpose emulators. It will maintain this policy into the forseeable future and file lawsuits only against people it suspects of actually pirating its satellite signal. DirecTV will, however, continue to investigate purchasers of devices that are often primarily designed for satellite signal interception, nicknamed “bootloaders” and “unloopers.”

DirecTV also agreed to change its pre-lawsuit demand letters to explain in detail how innocent recipients can get DirecTV to drop their cases. The company also promised that it will investigate every substantive claim of innocence it receives. If purchasers provide sufficient evidence demonstrating that they did not use their devices for signal theft, DirecTV will dismiss their cases. EFF and CIS will monitor reports of this process to confirm that innocent device purchasers are having their cases dismissed.

Perhaps DirecTV saw some writing on the wall. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court has ruled that the company can't sue solely because someone possesses such equipment.

These are the kinds of stories that make me sometimes wish I lived in America. Good job EFF and Stanford Law School.

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign

Former DirecTV Bag Man Discusses
Extortion Campaign 04/16/2004 08:58 PM
As DirecTV continues their campaign to threate n anyone who bought a smart card reader, even if they did so for completely legitimate reasons, it looks like some more evidence is coming out against them. A former employee working in their anti-piracy division is now suing the company suggesting they forced him to do illegal and unethical things in forcing innocent people to pay up. He says he felt like "a bag man for the mob" and talks about how the anti-piracy operation "was an elaborate extortion racket," that rewarded employees based on how much settlement revenue they brought in. He points out that this encouraged them to work as hard as possible to make everyone pay up, whether or not they had done anything illegal.

RIAA and DirecTV file more suits

RIAA and DirecTV file more suits 11/04/2003 07:33 AM
Drag thousands to court

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF

DirecTV Extortion Program stopped by EFF 06/15/2004 11:32 AM

DirecTV to ease use of DMCA hammer

DirecTV to ease use of DMCA hammer 06/15/2004 06:45 AM
DirecTV will no longer file lawsuits against people that simply purchased shamrt card wreaters and writers. It is unclear how this move will affect thousands who have already received letters that have threatened lawsuits.

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program

EFF Gets DirecTV To Stop Extortion
Program 06/15/2004 03:32 AM
It only took a few years of pressure, but DirecTV is backing down from their policy of extortion when it comes to anyone who has bought a smart card reader. The situation, in case you hadn't followed the case, was that DirecTV got access to the sales lists of some companies that sold smart card readers - which can be used to create cards for illegally accessing satellite TV. Of course, there are other, perfectly legitimate, reasons why someone might want a smartcard reader as well - but DirecTV didn't really care. Instead, they sent out threatening letters, demand ing $3,500 or filing a lawsuit, where you would need to prove your innocence, rather than have DirecTV show you had actually done something illegal. Last year, the EFF got involved in the case, and it appears they've convinced DirecTV to back off. They say they will "no longer sue or threaten to sue people merely for possessing smart card devices." They'll also make it easier for anyone they contact to prove their innocence prior to the case going to court. Of course, this doesn't solve the legal problems of many who have been hounded over the past few years by DirecTV.

DirecTV to sell set-top box unit to
Thomson

DirecTV to sell set-top box unit to
Thomson 05/12/2004 05:26 PM
SiliconValley.com May 12 2004 9:26PM GMT

CEO Interview: How DirecTV Plans to Grow

CEO Interview: How DirecTV Plans to Grow 04/26/2004 10:24 AM
Fortune Apr 26 2004 2:02PM GMT

A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo?

A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo? 04/05/2005 05:42 PM
Blog: DirecTV at one time discussed acquiring TiVo, but TiVo turned DirecTV down, according to a Monday column by Phillip Swann in TVpredictions.com....

BellSouth debuts DirecTV service

BellSouth debuts DirecTV service 08/03/2004 09:28 PM
The local phone giant starts selling access to the satellite TV network in a bundle with phone and broadband services.

The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship

The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship 04/04/2005 04:17 PM

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