Court bans Premiere hacker receivers

[SAT-WORLD]

German pay-TV operator Premiere has won another victory against organised hackers.

The Hamburg district court has issued a temporary injunction against an importer of patchable free-to-air receivers which can be technically manipulated to illegally receive Premiere’s channels.

The company, Zehnder, has been threatened with fines of up to €250,000 or six months imprisonment if it continues to market the set-top-boxes. Zehnder’s boxes have an operating system containing a so-called emulator which simulates the presence of a smart card and therefore, in conjunction with available software, enables circumvention of Premiere’s encryption system. According to the Munich-based broadcaster, the receivers in question implemented preinstalled applications which were “clearly designed” to enable the illegal reception of Premiere’s programmes without a subscription.

At the same time, the judges ordered that all illegal receivers currently held by Zehnder be confiscated and given into legal custody for safe keeping. Additionally, the company must provide immediate details about the origin and operating software of the devices, their manufacturers, suppliers, prior owners, commercial buyers and the volume of receivers produced, supplied, delivered and ordered.

Premiere says it will take legal action against all those involved in the sale or purchase of the receivers. It is also preparing to claim damages against Zehnder and all involved in the retail of the boxes.

Source:Rapid Tv News

[nanochickin]

Mmmm, sounds like too little too late to me




Nano

[kerrywez]

You left out an important part of the court's proceedings, it was stated that the boxes were coming from China and they did say that legit boxes, I presume they are referring to DMM boxes, were OK and that they did not wish to see people loss their jobs because of the proceedings, words to that effect anyway.

I got an email pointing me to the full report, from another forum, it was in German, but I used Babel Fish to translate it, I shall post the full translation later, but it is not that easy to follow, that is why I did not post it last night, when I got the information, but it would help to see it I feel.

Very best regards Wez

[kerrywez]

Here is the full translation of what has been reported from the court, in Hamburg it is a wee bit more comprehensive.


Munich - the Pay TV transmitter Prem*ere has - after own representation - in the fight against the criminal-organized right theft a victory achieved. Before the regional court Hamburg obtained the resident of Munich transmitter a provisional order against an importer of so-called patchbaren Free ton air free-To-Air-Receivern. The importer Zehnder - "Zehnder antennas and satellite reception technology GmbH" in Tennenbronn, is immediately forbidden under menace of an order money at height of up to 250,000 euro or an order detention by up to six months "it spreading to introduce Digitalreceiver, whose firmware (system software) an emulator in such a way specified contains, which the presence of a Smartcard simulates, and which make the evasion possible of the entrance control system of the Antragstellerin thereby together with an available software to manufacture, to sell to possess, for commercial purposes and/or promote their paragraph" (number I. of the provisional order). At the same time the court arranged that Zehnder GmbH has "all in their possession, under number Ith designated receiver present, for the sicherstellung and verwahrung to the responsible bailiff to give change". In the complained of receivern, as EDP specialists of Prem*ere found out, clear Vorruestungen was implemented, in order to be able to receive the offer from Prem*ere without Abo and thus illegaly. Prem*ere lets all selling ways of the importer up to the final customer pursue now, in order to prevent the illegal use of these devices and against all persons involved, who en or bought these receiver to proceed legally. Prem*ere is supported thereby also by the iurisdiction of the regional court Hamburg. So the judges in the provisional order have to give the importer instructed "immediately to information, over the origin and the selling way of the Ith receiver designated under number as well as their system software, in particular over names and addresses of the manufacturers, the suppliers and other previous owner, the commercial customers as well as over the quantity of the manufactured, delivered, received or ordered receiver". At the same time ready Prem*ere a comprehensive complaint on payment of damages forwards against the importer Zehnder and against all at this trade persons taken part, so there enterprises. Corsin of small, product managers Zehnder GmbH, explained TELEVISION on request opposite DIGITALLY that Zehnder had delivered its receiver with a system software, which did not contain an emulator. With view of the lining up law case and the provisional order he wanted to express himself however not further to circumstances. Hans Seger, program and technique executive committee of Prem*ere commentated: "the decision of the regional court Hamburg is for us an important stage-win in the fight against the criminal-organized right theft. We will not diminish in our efforts and such criminal offences further consistently and with all legal means will pursue. We do not only use all possibilities of the criminal law, but we become all those, which want to enrich themselves with it at expense of others, additionally still with sensitive claims for damages the account pull... " Since the Christmas business 2007 so-called patchbare Free ton air free-To-Air-Receiver, which are manufactured mainly in Asia, were introduced in great quantities to Germany. Importers have probably-knowing in purchase taken that in the devices consciously devices were before-installed, with whose assistance one the safety system of Prem*ere deal could. For Prem*ere this illegal business has serious consequences. So the increase in subscribers since the Christmas business 2007 strongly braked at the same time had residents of Munich the enterprise a savings package in two digit million height to present, in order to compensate the losses. In addition, for the respectable Receiver industry, which follows the general Rechtskodex and Piraterie not supported, the illegal competition has negative effects, which do not only mean sensitive turnover losses, but possibly also the dismantling of jobs. As the enterprise stresses, Prem*ere in the fight against the criminal-organized right theft uses not only all legal possibilities, but proceeds also technically against the illegal receipt. Thus the resident of Munich Abo transmitter already announced, starting from that 2. To introduce quarter of 2008 two new coding systems, which supply the two world market leaders NDS and Nagravision.

Hope it is clear enough, it could be better, but was translated using babel fish, so it is not expertly done, but it allows the general meaning to be followed.

Very best regards Wez

[Jimdefruit]

Definitely not DMM because that is an official pirate as far as they are concerned.

[wod]

yes and they are german so they wont get banned

[kerrywez]

I think you have got me wrong lads, I was implying that the ligit boxes would be DMM boxes.

Very best regards Wez