Cool'sat shutdown
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Silver Member Username: Koko_wawaPost Number: 465 Registered: Aug-07 | Cool'sat Officially Closes Up Shop Wednesday, 26 August 2009 10:04 | Author: News Admin | DISH Network, EchoStar Technologies and conditional access provider NagraStar on Tuesday announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California had ordered a $97 million consent judgment and permanent injunction against Freetech, the maker of Coo'lsat Free To Air Receivers that were actively used to pirate DISH's DBS signal. The judgement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed by DISH and the other plaintiffs, also included $9 million in damages for three of Freetech's corporate officers/owners. As a result, Freetech agreed to forfeit all of its liquid assets and inventory to DISH Network and shut down operations immediately. The judgement prohibits Freetech from bein |
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Silver Member Username: LomnaCalif U.S.A Post Number: 737 Registered: Dec-07 | It is sad. |
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Silver Member Username: CreekSmithtown, New York Post Number: 544 Registered: May-06 | I googled this headline and I was unable to find it other than in fta forums. If it is not on Bloomberg's Morning Report on Trials and Other Litigation News, is NOT true. |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 16010 Registered: Jun-06 | A settlement of this magnitude cannot get past the major newsagencies unnoticed. There IS something fishy about the report. |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York Citay in-HD, NY Post Number: 4394 Registered: Oct-06 | It might be true NORWFTA*COM which is their main website is no longer operating VU-Sat and Kool-Sat were previously sued by D#N I think VU-Sat is next to close down as well |
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Silver Member Username: SumpEast coast USA Post Number: 154 Registered: Aug-09 | you can go to the us federal court and get the info it IS public knowledge ... but it is not news worthy |
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New member Username: XscessPost Number: 10 Registered: Oct-08 | heres the link to an article on Multichannel.com : http://www.multichannel.com/article/328953-Dish_EchoStar_Nagrastar_Gain_97_Milli on_Bounty_In_Piracy_Battle.php :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dish Network, co-owned equipment supplier EchoStar Technologies, and conditional access supplier Nagrastar have scored a big victory in their battle against signal piracy, according to the companies. Dish said Tuesday that a California U.S. District Court had entered a $97 million judgment against Freetech Inc., which had been marketing a device under the C00lsat brand to pirate Dish signals, said the satellite company. There was also a $9 million judgment against the company's officers and owners. In addition, Freetech agreed to forfeit its liquid assets to Dish and shut down its worldwide business. |
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Silver Member Username: ApplebeesPost Number: 285 Registered: Oct-08 | word of mouth is reason neither Freetech nor Dishnetwork have issued any press release yet is they're reaching an off-court settlement.... and that smells trouble for FTA business... |
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Bronze Member Username: XscessPost Number: 11 Registered: Oct-08 | And heres a tip on how to search any "news" article on Google. First go to http://news.google.com/ Now in the search box enter few words like: 'dish nagrastar us district court' click 'search news' & see the result yourself OR you can use this link instead: http://news.google.com/news/search?pz=1&ned=us&hl=en&q=dish+nagrastar+us+distric t+court |
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Silver Member Username: CreekSmithtown, New York Post Number: 545 Registered: May-06 | xscess, Most of us know how to search for a news article on Google. The matter is: Is the source reliable? Multichannel is definately NOT a reliable source because Multichannel focuses on marketing and advertising for the cable television market. http://www.multichannel.com/info/aboutus.php |
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Silver Member Username: ApplebeesPost Number: 286 Registered: Oct-08 | you can google your butt off and you won't find any official statement from neither of the parties..... why?......cause it ain't over.......yet |
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Silver Member Username: CreekSmithtown, New York Post Number: 546 Registered: May-06 | I will google my butt off, I need to lose the weight. |
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Silver Member Username: CreekSmithtown, New York Post Number: 547 Registered: May-06 | Dissnetwork lawsuit orgyy: http://dockets.justia.com/search?q=Echostar+Satellite+L.L.C. |
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Gold Member Username: Hawaiian_timeKanaka freak... Post Number: 1954 Registered: Apr-06 | Hey Creek, most times a little junk in the trunk is a good thing! |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 16018 Registered: Jun-06 | xscess: I read the article at multichannel.com. I then read the only comment posted after the article, and here it is. Just curious if you actually spoke to a rep from Dish Network. The court document hit the net last week and Dish Network has yet to make a press release on the subject. If you look at the header at the top of the document you will notice the lack of proper spacing between letters and numbers and the color of the font is wrong when compared to other court documents. Dish Network is typically very quick to comment on judgments in their favor. Did the representative you spoke with say anything on their lack of comment on the issue? |
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