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United States v. Jack Lande

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1992No. 91-30185, 91-30186PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES R. BROWNING, Circuit Judge:

Jack Lande modified General Instruments Videocipher II descrambler units to enable home satellite dish owners to view scrambled pay television programming without payment. He pled guilty to numerous charges and was sentenced to 35 months in prison.

Before pleading guilty, Lande moved to dismiss charges against him based on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (also known as Title I or the Wiretap Law), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521, arguing the ECPA does not apply to piracy of satellite television. The district court denied his motion. Lande’s guilty plea…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Moskal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. United States v. Richard Van WinrowCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  4. DirecTV, Inc. v. WebbCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Stephen L. Shriver, Joseph R. Denman, Harry Lawrence Daly, and Joseph D. FonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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