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From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
Newsgroups: net.tv,net.legal
Subject: Re: Illegal satellite dish cleanup in San Francisco area?
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Date: Sat, 4-Aug-84 01:40:12 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug  4 01:40:12 1984
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Ownership of receive-only satellite equipment is completely legal.
The only restrictions, indeed, apply to what you happen to be
watching.  However, there is no practical way for anyone to make
the determination (remotely) as to whether or not you are watching
a "pay" transponder.  In fact, there are various satellite broadcasters
(some on the same satellite as HBO, for example) who will gladly send
you (on request) written permission to watch their transponders.
This applies particularly to the religious broadcasters.

--Lauren--