DVB-s/s2 Tuner Cards

[DrSat]

Originally Posted by tdti1

You sure about that? http://www.*******************/15426894/petition.html

"Under existing Canadian laws, users of so-called grey-market satellite dishes — people who PAY for a U.S.-based satellite service — face up to one year in jail, or a $5,000 fine. Firms found guilty of the same offence face a $25,000 fine. This includes the big C-band dishes (that Canadians have had since the 1970's) as well."

Link is the the petition it's blocked though.

When making reference to Canadian law, it helps to quote from an official government source rather than some anonymous petition somebody started online. The Industry Canada website has a very good FAQ that clarifies the law in regards to the legality of non-Canadian DTH services.

http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst...f05562.html#q1

The above website makes it very clear that the only legal DTH services available in Canada are Bell TV and Shaw Direct. As well, it states that "American DTH service providers do not have the lawful right in Canada to authorize the decoding of their programming". As C band subscription programming is NOT a DTH service, there is currently no Canadian law that forbids it. As stated previously in this thread, I had my lawyer confirm this as well.

[bigredneck]

I'm surprised it's still legal for us to communicate from Country to Country via the internet. Like this forum or many others allow us to do.

It's good to see so much activity on the FTA section of this site lately. I need the info. Thanks Guys!