It came from LA Times...

Three indicted in San Diego in attempted theft of satellite TV programs
5:08 PM | July 13, 2009
Three men have been indicted in San Diego for an alleged scheme to break the encryption code that providers of satellite television use to keep people from watching programs without paying.

Indicted by a federal grand jury were Jung Kwak, 33, of Oceanside, and Phillip Allison, 35, and Robert Ward, 54, both of Seminole, Fla.

The three allegedly conspired to hire computer hackers to break the code used by EchoStar's DISH network. According to prosecutors, Kwak planned to use free service as an inducement to encourage people to buy a satellite receiver box from his company, Viewtech, Inc.

Kwak allegedly offered a reward of $250,000 if someone could bring him one of the "smart cards" sold by Echostar. The three have been charged under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

-- Tony Perry in San Diego

this cant be good for V/S

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Why would he offer to pay 250,000 for a card? Couldn't he just get a sub?? Or does Charlies new receivers not have one?? Just a thought. Seems like a lot of cash for something that should be easily attainable.

The info is all BS. The Florida bust refers to the detention of thebroken etc. Old news. It has nothing to do with Kwak. Pay 250k for a "free card" should tell you how true this is. Later.

As more info becomes available I believe the 2.5K was for the cards innards (data) as obtaining a subbed card (subscription) would be easy. Even destroying it to discover the various layers of data could be covered up with some not too inventive excuse.

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