TV in Toronto III: -piratare- prin satelit

Desi oficial oamenii care isi cumpara satelit o fac pentru FTA, in realitate investitia si timpul consumat nu prea au sens pentru cateva programe gratis. Motivul real, nedeclarat, este asa-zisa piratare a programelor care fie sunt interzise / inaccesibile pe teritoriul canadian, fie pot fi obtinute numai prin Bell / Starchoice dar costa bani. Iata o scurta analiza a cadrului legal din Canada in care se desfasoara aceasta activitate cu citate din wikipedia si din forumurile romanesti.

"Piratarea" (misnomer) nu este singura modalitate de a viziona programe romanesti. Alte metode au fost descrise intr-un articol precedent. Mai mult, asa-zisa piratare nu este tocmai piratare..

In Canada, posturile de radio si televiziune sunt regulate de CRTC, si prin fata, si prin spate, si prin laterala. Mandatul CRTC include protejarea culturii canadiene si a producatorilor locali de cultura, care ar fi bumbaciti in nefiinta de Holywood daca aceasta protectie n-ar exista. Modalitatea principala de protectie este impunerea unor cote minime de continut canadian pentru toate posturile TV, radio si ziarele sau revistele publicate in Canada. DirecTV si Dish Network, principalele surse de TV prin satelit din USA nu se pot conforma acestor cerinte si ca urmare nu au dreptul sa colecteze bani de la canadieni. Dat fiind ca era imposibil sau dificil sa cumperi servicii de TV prin satelit in Canada si companii locale nu existau, unii canadieni si-au deschis conturi cu adrese fictive in USA, in timp ce altii, cu creiere tehnice si mai intreprinzatori au gasit modalitati de a accesa programele respective spargand protectia lor digitala. In timp, cateva companii canadiene (Bell ExpressVu si Starchoice) au pus mana de la mana, au luat bani cu-mprumut si au pornit retele de satelit, cumparand spatiu de emisie pe alti sateliti sau lansand sateliti proprii si intrunind conditiile puse de CRTC. Pentru a-si crea un market, au inceput sa lucreze impreuna cu DirecTV si Dish pentru a face "piratarea" semnalelor prin satelit ilegala. Cu multi bani care s-au scurs in cea mai mare parte catre cateva firme de avocati, au obtinut niste decizii ale curtii supreme favorabile. Doua din putinele decizii nefavorabile, dar, din pacate, invalidata de curtea supreme, sunt deciziile unui judecator din British Columbia, care considera ca oricine este liber sa culeaga ce semnale ii cad in curte si sa le decodifice sau sa faca ce vrea cu ele, si decizia judecatoarei Daniele Cote din Quebec care a gasit in 2004 ca Radiocommunication Act violeaza Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, dand guvernului 1 an pentru a-l modifica. Cealalta lege relevanta este Telecommunications Act. Ca urmare a acestor legi si decizii judecatoresti a devenit ilegal sa vinzi sisteme de piratare dar a ramas in continuare legal sa cumperi sisteme FTA. Nu cunosc sa fii intrat cineva la zdup pentru vizionarea canalelor incriptate. Website-uri care ajuta in decriptare, precum tvkeyz apar si dispar in tot timpul. Iata ce zice wikipedia in pagina despre Pirate Decryption:

The grey market for US satellite receivers in Canada at one point was estimated to serve as many as several hundred thousand English-speaking Canadian households. Canadian authorities, acting under pressure from cable companies and domestic broadcasters, have made many attempts to prevent Canadians from subscribing to US direct-broadcast services such as News Corporation's DirecTV and Echostar's Dish Network. While litigation has gone as far as the Supreme Court of Canada, no judicial ruling has yet been made on whether such restrictions violate the safeguards of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which are intended to protect freedom of expression and prevent linguistic or ethnic discrimination. Domestic satellite and cable providers have adopted a strategy of judicial delay in which their legal counsel will file an endless series of otherwise-useless motions before the courts to ensure that the proponents of the grey-market systems run out of money before the "Charter Challenge" issue is decided. According to K. William McKenzie, the Orillia Ontario lawyer who won the case in the Supreme Court of Canada, a consortium headed by David Fuss and supported by Dawn Branton and others later launched a constitutional challenge to defeat section 9(1)(c) of the Radiocommunication Act on the basis that it breached the guarantee of Freedom of Expression enshrined in section 2 (c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights. The evidence compiled by Mr. McKenzie from his broadcasting clients in opposition to this challenge was so overwhelming that it was abandoned and the Court ordered that substantial costs be paid by the applicants. In most cases, broadcast distributors will require a domestic billing address before issuing a subscription; post boxes and commercial mail receiving agencies are often used by grey-market subscribers to foreign providers to circumvent this restriction.

Mai departe,

Dish Network and Bell TV had released new and more tamper-resistant smart cards over the years, known as the ROM2, ROM3, ROM10, ROM11 series. All these cards used the Nagravision 1 access system. Despite introducing newer and newer security measures, older cards were typically still able to decrypt the satellite signal after new cards were released (A lack of EEPROM space on the ROM2 cards eventually led to them being unable to receive updates necessary to view programming). In an effort to stop piracy, as by this point the Nagravision 1 system had been thoroughly reverse-engineered by resourceful hobbyists, an incompatible Nagravision 2 encryption system was introduced along with a smart card swap-out for existing customers. As more cards were swapped, channel groups were slowly converted to the new encryption system, starting with pay-per-view and HDTV channels, followed by the premium movie channels. This effort culminated in a complete shutdown of the Nagravision 1 datastream for all major channels in September, 2005. Despite these efforts to secure their programming, a software hack was released in late August, 2005, allowing for the decryption of the new Nagravision 2 channels with a DVB-S card and a PC. Just a few months later, early revisions of the Nagravision 2 cards had been themselves compromised. Broadcast programming currently uses a simulcrypt of Nagravision 2 and Nagravision 3, a first step toward a possible future shutdown of Nagravision 2 systems.

One of the most severe sentences handed out for satellite TV piracy in the United States was to a Canadian businessman, Martin Clement MULLEN, widely known for over a decade in the satellite industry as "Marty" Mullen.

Mullen was sentenced to seven years prison with no parole and ordered to pay DirecTV and smart card provider NDS Ltd. US$24 million in restitution. He pled guilty in a Tampa, Florida court in September 2003 after being arrested when he entered the United States using a British passport in the name "Martin Paul Stewart".

Mr. Mullen had operated his satellite piracy business from Florida, the Cayman Islands and from his home in London, Ontario Canada. Testimony in the Florida court showed that he had a network of over 100 sub-dealers working for him and that during one six-week period, he cleared US$4.4 million dollars in cash from re-programing DirecTV smartcards that had been damaged in an electronic counter measure.

NDS Inc. Chief of Security John Norris is credited with pursuing Mullen for a decade in three different countries. When Mullen originally fled the United States to Canada in the mid 1990's, Norris launched an investigation that saw an undercover operator (a former Canadian police officer named Don Best) become one of Mullen's sub-dealers and his closest personal friend for over a year. In summer of 2003 when Mullen traveled under another identity to visit his operations in Florida, US Federal authorities were waiting for him at the airport after being tipped off by Canadian investigators working for NDS Inc..

Pentru cei care sufera usor de information overload, cativa instalatori romani pun anunturi in ziarele romanesti din Toronto (Faptu Divers, Observatorul, Jurnalul). Exista o lista de intrebari frecvente despre TV prin satelit, un forum cu tone de informatie si o discutie edificatoare despre rom-satelit pe forumul RT. Iata cateva informatii de-acolo:

moca_catalin: Asigura-te intai ca la ora 13:10 soarele lumineaza locul unde ai putea sa montezi antena de satelit, si mai ales ca ai voie sa montezi antena. La case proprietate nu e problema, dar la Townhouse si la condominiumuri trebuie sa ceri acordul Board of directory sau a administratorului de building.
Nicole: m=-am zapacit cu toate actele si regulile astea de distr sau nu a prog rom.acum vaz ca romsatnet ar zice ca sunt autorizati, deci care ma lamureste ca deja is dez-lamurita
Lisa: Nicole, exteriorul iti apartine daca este "freehold townhouse" adica daca nu platesti asa numitul "condo fee". Daca ai un astfel de townhouse, poti sa iti instalezi linistita antena fara a cere aprobarea nimanui. Cred ca moca_catalin se referea la asa numitele "condo twonhouse" unde platest condo fee si intr-adevar orice modificare a exteriorului trebuie aprobata de un board of directory.
moca_catalin: Asa cum ti-au scris ei, sistemul consta in receiver si antena pe care trebuie sa le montezi singura. Au si pe cineva in Toronto care vine si ti le monteaza dar costa suplimentar si nu e foarte mare scofala. E putin chin la inceput pana reusesti sa pozitionezi antena pentru ca semnalul de la Galaxy 25 e ceva mai slab, dar cu putina rabdare e imposibil sa nu reusesti.
Asa cum am mai spus si pe cealalta postare, mai putin conteaza ce spun ei referitor la legalitate, ci ceea ce spun cei care te pot pedepsi. Pentru ca degeaba o sa le zici politistilor ca Romsatnet te-a pacalit. In fine, nu au fost cazuri pana acuma (sau cel putin nu cunosc eu) dar daca tot este ilegal pentru ce sa mai si platesti abonament. NU mi se pare corect. Pentru receiver, eu personal iti recomand Viewsat.
Asa cum ti-am spus, pe Matheson blvd sunt mai multi vanzatori de sisteme (receivere si antene).
Uite si distribuitori autorizati de Viewsat cu preturile aferente:
http://www.skyhighelectronics.com/Viewsat-s/21.htm
http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_84

Personal iti recomand Viewsat Ultra eventual cu stick de memorie daca nu cumva deja ai unul. receptia se poate face si cu Viewsat Lite fara nici o problema. Daca ai plasma si iti place HD poti lua 9000HD.
Dupa cum vezi oferta e destul de variata. Pentru Galaxy 25 (satelitul cu romanii) iti trebuie un LNB liniar. Standard sunt cele mai bune si de preferat cu doua iesiri, poate o sa vrei sa pui la doua televizoare in viitor. ( http://www.skyhighelectronics.com/category-s/55.htm )
Pentru antena iti trebuie una de diametru mare, minim 30" (75 cm) cu cat mai mare cu atat semnalul este mai puternic. Trebuie sa faci un compromis intre marimea antenei si spatiul disponibil:
http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=22_65
Vezi ca unele antene au incluse in pret si LNB-ul.
Daca vrei sa receptionezi si alti sateliti iti mai trebuie un Disecq switch. Impreuna cu receiverul, de multe ori vine si un asemenea switch, dar iti recomand achizitionarea unuia de calitate pentru ca poti avea probleme de receptie. Personal ti le recomand pe astea: http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_70
Bineinteles ca iti trebuie si cablu de antena care este special (RG6)pentru satelit, si il poti gasi ori la firmele respective ori la Home Depot:
http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=24_73
Pentru ceilalti sateliti poti achizitiona o antena mai mica si eventual cu mai multe LNB-uri: http://www.skyhighelectronics.com/category-s/49.htm
http://www.worldwidesatellites.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=22_67

In rest citeste informatiile de pe forumurile pe care ti le-am dat anterior.

Concluzie: Cu banii pe care tii cere Romsatnet-ul poti lua un sistem foarte performant cu care poti receptiona foarte multe, si nici nu mai platesti abonament lunar
H82LOSE: Oare oferta asta se merita ?

$270.00 SPECIAL PACKAGE
1) Viewsat Ultra USB 2.0 (NOT CLONE!!)
1) 20" dish with 2 LNB 110/119
1) FREE Professional Installation
1) includes RJ6 BELDEN Cable (not the cheap ones)
1) 2mos free workmanshipWarranty
1) onsite tutorial and programming


Confuzat inca? Nu fi! More from wikipedia:

In episodul urmator ne vom uita la alte metode de a te uita la televizor gratis si legal (nu neaparat televiziune romaneasca), fara a ingrasa companiile de cablu TV sau satelit.


Uite si-o comparatie intre cateva soiuri de IRD-uri:
free to air receiver comparison chartprocessortypememorywarrantyreviewschannelspvrHDsupportpriceguideypbrdolbyUSBethernetweightlengthwidthheightoverall
ariza 500? 

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1 year 2000$??

    
ariza 700s? ?1 year  OK$$???

    
ariza 750cx? ?1 year  OK$$??

    
ariza 800? ?1 year  OK$$???    
ariza xtreme? ?1 year  OK$$OK    
capriveworks cw-600 P 160 mhzconnexant32mb1 yearreviews6000$$2.431318
captiveworks cw-3000HD? ?1 yearreviews $$$+    
conexant cnx-v1? ?1 year 5000$$$?    
coolsat 4000? ?5 years  $$???    
coolsat 5000? ?5 years 4000$$??1.730289
coolsat 5000 clone? ?? 4000?$$??    
coolsat 6000? ?5 years 5000$$?1.932308
coolsat 8000HD? 128mb ddr ram5 yearsreviews $$$+    
nfusion nova120MIPS16+2mb dram 1 yearreviews4000$$$

1.829267
neosat iPro 2000203 64mhz1 yearreviews5000      
sonicview sv-1000? ?1 year  $$?    
sonicview sv-4000? ?1 year 6000$$$    
sonicview pvr-1000? ?1 year  $$$+?    
viewsat platinum / lite160 mhz? 16mb?1 yearreviews $$1.832247
viewsat xtreme160 mhzconnexant16mb1 yearreviews4000$$2.437278
viewsat ultra200 mhzconnexant32mb1 yearreviews4000$$$2.437278
viewsat pvr7000160 mhz ?1 year  

$$$+4.6463912

      

 

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, 8 September 2008 at 07:35:00 GMT-4

    Ca sunt protejate televiziunile locale nu este neaparat o problema. Ce nu-mi place mie este ca nu prea ai ce vedea la TV aici in Canada. Emisiuni de 2 lei, reclame cat incape (si eu care credeam ca in Romania is prea multe reclame pe tv.), samd...

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  2. Indelible BonoboMonday, 8 September 2008 at 08:37:00 GMT-4

    Eu ma uitam la cateva showri si inca ma uit: Daily Show with Jon Stewart e pe Comedy si pe CTV, Mad Men & Breaking Bad pe AMC, The Agenda pe TVO, Bill Maher pe HBO, Mercer pe CBC, etc.

    Poate ca ce se-ntampla este ca Romania si Canada sunt societati diferite, iar TV-ul este reflexia lor; prin urmare gusturile unui roman vor fi gadilate mai placut de TV-ul romanesc decat de cel Canadian. Mai este si contextul cultural: anumite referinte si glume sunt de neinteles pentru cineva care n-a crescut aici.

    Daca nu vrei reclame, ia-le de pe iTunes sau mininova :)

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