from skyreport.com
EchoStar Battles Pirates in Cyberspace
As part of its increased efforts to battle piracy and satellite signal
theft, EchoStar said it filed and settled federal lawsuits against three
individuals who allegedly violated the company's intellectual property
rights on the internet auction website eBay.
The amounts of the cash settlements were not disclosed by the satellite
TV company. The lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado
against the out of state defendants.
A defendant in the Seattle area, an individual from Hallettsville,
Texas, and another located in Struthers, Ohio, allegedly violated the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act by selling piracy related items on
eBay, the company said. The individuals reportedly advertised, took
payment for and delivered piracy equipment to agents of DISH Network's
signal integrity group.
In a statement, the company said it "continues to combat those
individuals who try to circumvent EchoStar's security system by
manufacturing, importing, or offering to the public, any device that may
be used to receive unauthorized programming from EchoStar's satellites."
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