HAVE YOU or someone you know received a letter or email (usually from “satscams”) saying it was from Dish Network LLC, EchoStar Technologies, and NagraStar LLC (collectively “NagraStar”)? Does the NagraStar letter or satscams email say you bought “IKS passcodes for pirate television services”? Does it include an offer to settle NagraStar’s claims in exchange for a lump…
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Imagine a lawsuit has been filed against you (or your company). For whatever reason—whether you chose to ignore the summons, never actually received a copy, or simply mis-calendared your deadline to respond—you fail to timely file a response with the court, and the plaintiff moves for an entry of default. After that’s obtained, the plaintiff files a…
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Early this year we were alerted to federal lawsuits filed by Dish Network L.L.C against individuals for allegedly pirating their satellite services. A Pacer search reveals that these lawsuits are relatively steady though not filed with such frequency as your average BitTorrent suit. These Dish Network lawsuits are also not new, having been around for several years,…
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