[vdr] Re: What CAM for SECA2 (Canal Satellite) ?

[Gregoire Favre <Gregoire.Favre@freesurf.ch>]

On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 10:03:40AM +0100, Mattia Rossi wrote:

> One question about this solution:
> The "softcam" version uses a modified av7110 firmware that enables the
> piggyback of the control words obtained from the smartcard reader into
> the av7110. I had a discussion about this with other ppl in a couple of
> forums about the problems that could arise using such a modified
> firmware.
> 
> What I would like to know is whether there are legal issues using such a
> firmware even having a legal subscription to a satellite provider
> (patents and/or copyright violations).

It has been discussed on this ml: emulating a CAM is illegal, so the
legal problem is not the firmware, but the CAM emulation ;-)

	Grégoire
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