http://www.nbc4.tv/technology/2502786/detail.html DirecTV Hacker Is First Person Convicted Under Digital Millennium Copyright Act Man Faces 30 Years In Prison, Millions In Fines For Selling Illegal Hardware
UPDATED: 1:51 p.m. PDT September 22, 2003 ... Spertus said Whitehead -- also known as Jungle Mike -- paid a co-conspirator $250 a month to continually update software to circumvent the latest DirecTV security measures. Whitehead then used the software to create and sell modified DirecTV access cards, the prosecutor said. The conduct violated the DMCA, which bars trafficking in technology primarily designed to get around security measures to access a copyrighted work. ... Copyright 2003 by NBC4.tv. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. No fair uses of this material may be made. (I added that last sentence myself.) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]