Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. Barczewski
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 2010No. 06-2219, 06-2221PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
A jury concluded that Jonathan Wisler intercepted encrypted signals from the DirecTV satellite system without authorization and that David Barczewski furnished devices to assist others to steal the signals. See 18 U.S.C. § 2511; 47 U.S.C. § 605. Ample evidence supports this verdict: both defendants bought electronic gear from a merchant that advertised its products as designed to facilitate theft of DirecTV signals, and both participated in an online discussion group, called the “Pirate’s Den,” whose members exchanged advice about how to decrypt DirecTV signals…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gutierrez De Martinez v. LamagnoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Swain v. PressleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- DIRECTV Inc. v. PepeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- United States v. CornerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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