Thread: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Old 30-09-2010, 13:15   #1247
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Re: All Chipped Cable Boxes Going Down
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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
Wrong. It is counted as theft (actually obtaining services by deception), and therefore a criminal offence.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_A...s_by_deception . Specifically section three under that heading.
Wrong.

It's not counted as theft at all.

It's counted as "fraudulently receiving programmes" in section 297 of the copyright designs and patents act (1988), with the maximum punishment being "a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale."
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