Murdoch’s absence an NDS problem

[SAT-WORLD]

Echostar’s legal action against NDS took another challenging twist May 5, with the judge suggesting that if News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch did not appear in person before the court it could damage NDS's case.

More details have emerged from the Echostar action against smart-card specialists NDS. Echostar is alleging that NDS deliberately broke Echostar’s NagraStar algorithms and distributed the hacked code onto the internet, which NDS firmly denies.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp owns 80% of NDS, and Mr Murdoch is named as a witness in the case. From court transcripts released May 5 the presiding judge in the trial, Judge David Carter, speaking in his chambers, told both sets of lawyers that if Mr Murdoch failed to appear the consequences could cost News Corporation hundreds of millions of dollars. “Without the ability of Mr. Murdoch" to attend court and "briefly say, 'I didn't do it,' and 'I didn't know about it,' there's a real risk," said Judge Carter.

News Corp, in a statement, said Rupert Murdoch had no direct knowledge of the alleged card hacking.

Judge Carter last Friday told lawyers that Dr Abe Peled’s failure to appear personally in order to give evidence might also create problems for his jury instruction. NDS’ legal team has stated that since NDS is not guilty of the alleged offences it was not necessary for Dr Peled to appear, other than via a taped deposition he made April 30.

Source:Rapid Tv News

[russ_e]

finally going to court then, i would be very surprised if murdoch loses

[Yorks]

Looks like it's already been sorted. The witnesses being conspicuous by their absence!

[russ_e]

there is a great article on the guardian on how murdoch payed £0.5 million to crack the rival encryption and then email the cracked information for all to see!!

[kerrywez]

Originally Posted by russ_e

finally going to court then, i would be very surprised if murdoch loses

Just to let you know, this is not the first time NDS and Rupert have been in court over hacking other providers encryptions, they were back in 2002, I think that is when it was. They hacked into ITV Digital's encryption and then sent the hack to the States, and it was intercepted and the hack made public. It then turned out that NDS were paying the person who released the hack, they said it was to help him run his site. The making public of the hack wrecked ITV and they went broke shortly after that. I can't recall what the outcome was, but he was not that bothered about it, as would seem very obvious from this new case.

I have a feeling that he might not be as fortunate this time, at least I sincerely hope he is not and that he losses load of the only thing that matters to him, money.

Very best regards Wez

[Yorks]

Apparently, his brother (Paddy Murdoch) is already working on hacking 'Freesat'

Yorks

[kerrywez]

That will be his Irish bother then Yorks, must be a very good joke there somewhere. Just watching that Jesus Camp, on 4, it is nothing short of child abuse and brain washing the kids, shocking, but that is why I am watching it, just to see their fanatical approach, worse than an religion. Off topic but interesting none the less.

Very best regard Wez