Comment Re:You are the mistaken one. (Score 1) 619
So cel.phone/cordless phone/wireless ethernet transmissions are all public domain? There's got to be a line somewhere where you can say "this is public domain and that is not." Hughes pays to put up satellites with the assumption that they'll get their money back with subscriber fees and advertising.
You say "once a vendor *vends a product* they can't control its resale" -- broadcasting the signal isn't the same as selling it. For them, the sale occurs with the little card, not the signal itself. They sell the means to view the signal, so someone who circumvents that is "stealing" the card, and therefore the service that Hughes provides paying customers. I doubt anyone here agrees with me on this, but just because it's out there doesn't mean it's yours.
You say "once a vendor *vends a product* they can't control its resale" -- broadcasting the signal isn't the same as selling it. For them, the sale occurs with the little card, not the signal itself. They sell the means to view the signal, so someone who circumvents that is "stealing" the card, and therefore the service that Hughes provides paying customers. I doubt anyone here agrees with me on this, but just because it's out there doesn't mean it's yours.
