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BGonaSTICK · 11-06-07, 10:09 AM

CA vendor Kudelski is celebrating after a dealer in the Swiss Canton of Aargau was fined SFr3,000 (€1,823) for selling pirate smart cards for German pay-TV operator Premiere. The district court in Brugg made the conviction under Article 150bis of the Swiss Criminal Code, which in addition to the import and export of illegal cards also covers their trade and installation.

“As a supplier of security technologies and solutions, we are pleased about this conviction. It sends a clear message not only to dealers but also to any users that the pirating of television programs is more than a minor offence,” said Christophe Nicolas, chief security officer of Nagravision. “We trust the Swiss justice who considers that pirating of TV programs is an illicit activity which ought to be condemned,” Nicolas added. Several other cases are known to be pending.

In March, two company managers were convicted for the same offence in the Swiss Canton of Zug. In that case fines of SFr20,000 were imposed for offences including the provision of software over the Internet.

Jimdefruit · 11-06-07, 10:21 AM

Thats good. We cant have any Tom Dick or Harry bringing the satellite fraternity into disrepute.

Unknown user #1 · 11-06-07, 10:35 AM

LOL at Dick . Don't you think that swear filter on this forum is a bit too harsh?

BGonaSTICK · 11-06-07, 10:48 AM

Point taken. Removed filter, and a couple of other mild ones

11-06-07, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Swiss dealer fined for smart card piracy CA vendor Kudelski is celebrating after a dealer in the Swiss Canton of Aargau was fined SFr3,000 (€1,823) for selling pirate smart cards for German pay-TV operator Premiere. The district court in Brugg made the conviction under Article 150bis of the Swiss Criminal Code, which in addition to the import and export of illegal cards also covers their trade and installation. “As a supplier of security technologies and solutions, we are pleased about this conviction. It sends a clear message not only to dealers but also to any users that the pirating of television programs is more than a minor offence,” said Christophe Nicolas, chief security officer of Nagravision. “We trust the Swiss justice who considers that pirating of TV programs is an illicit activity which ought to be condemned,” Nicolas added. Several other cases are known to be pending. In March, two company managers were convicted for the same offence in the Swiss Canton of Zug. In that case fines of SFr20,000 were imposed for offences including the provision of software over the Internet. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

11-06-07, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Swiss dealer fined for smart card piracy Thats good. We cant have any Tom Dick or Harry bringing the satellite fraternity into disrepute. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

11-06-07, 10:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Unknown user #1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 536 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Swiss dealer fined for smart card piracy LOL at Dick . Don't you think that swear filter on this forum is a bit too harsh?

11-06-07, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Swiss dealer fined for smart card piracy Point taken. Removed filter, and a couple of other mild ones __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W