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SCDeveloper
September 24th, 2002, 11:17 PM
Disclaimer: I found this site on the Internet and have never been involved in any sort of DirectTV piracy. I am stating this in case any idiots from DirecTV try to use the fact that I posted at this site against me. I'm posting here because I am an AMERICAN and have the right to free speech, as guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the constitution, and am being sued and assume there is a community here who can help answer my legal questions.

That said... I know this is a long shot, however I would like to know if anyone here ever saved a copy of the Vector Technologies Web Site (circa fall of 2000) or still has it stored in their Internet cache (even more of a long shot)?

I have checked www.archive.org -- which seems to do a very good job at keeping track of a lot of web sites, however they don't have any graphics from when I ordered a smartcard development product from Vector -- and unfortunately the entire interface of the home page of Vector seems to have been made out of graphics.

For those who are interested in background info, I am being falsely sued by DTV for "piracy" because of my purchase. They sent a letter ordering me to pay them $500 and subscribe to a programming package. I was so outraged I went and got a lawyer, and am still in the process of fighting them. Now apparently they want $3,500 (instead of the original $500) to settle -- no negotations. Who are the PIRATES? (!!!) I've been dealing with this for months upon months (since 2001) and discovery is coming up shortly. I will not give in. My federal court date is in 2003.

I would like to have a copy of the Vector Technologies web site (or at least the home page) from that timespan (fall 2000) to show that they were marketing what I purchased, as a legal device, or at least to show that I was duped into beleiving they were a legitimate company. After all I could have purchased the exact same equipment from other companies. Apparently the only difference is what they were doing behind the scenes -- and now I'm being punished unjustly for what THEY did.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please post here and let me know if you have a copy of the Vector site from around that timespan.

orvil01
September 24th, 2002, 11:28 PM
http://web.archive.org/web/20000510191228/http://www.globalcardprogrammers.com/ how about that? nothing hinting to illegal sales that i can see.

SCDeveloper
September 24th, 2002, 11:36 PM
Disclaimer: I found this site on the Internet and have never been involved in any sort of DirectTV piracy. I am stating this in case any idiots from DirecTV try to use the fact that I posted at this site against me. I'm posting here because I am an AMERICAN and have the right to free speech, as guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the constitution, and am being sued and assume there is a community here who can help answer my legal questions.

I agree orivil01, and I appreciate your help. I already have that printed out and previously provided to my lawyer (although he has yet to comment on it). Unfortunately Vector changed their web site shortly after (they added lots of graphics, which aren't saved in the newer versions @ archive.org after that). I assume the best thing would be to have a copy of the site from when I ordered a smartcard programmer as it would prove my point that I was duped by a bunch of crooks pretending to be a legitimate company.

mrself_destruct
September 25th, 2002, 07:48 AM
I'm just curious as to what your initial response to their first or second letter was?

Did you:

Ignore it?
Call them?
Have your lawyer contact them?

Thanks, and GOOD LUCK with your case, I hope you kick their ass!


Originally posted by SCDeveloper
Disclaimer: I found this site on the Internet and have never been involved in any sort of DirectTV piracy. I am stating this in case any idiots from DirecTV try to use the fact that I posted at this site against me. I'm posting here because I am an AMERICAN and have the right to free speech, as guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the constitution, and am being sued and assume there is a community here who can help answer my legal questions.

That said... I know this is a long shot, however I would like to know if anyone here ever saved a copy of the Vector Technologies Web Site (circa fall of 2000) or still has it stored in their Internet cache (even more of a long shot)?

I have checked www.archive.org -- which seems to do a very good job at keeping track of a lot of web sites, however they don't have any graphics from when I ordered a smartcard development product from Vector -- and unfortunately the entire interface of the home page of Vector seems to have been made out of graphics.

For those who are interested in background info, I am being falsely sued by DTV for "piracy" because of my purchase. They sent a letter ordering me to pay them $500 and subscribe to a programming package. I was so outraged I went and got a lawyer, and am still in the process of fighting them. Now apparently they want $3,500 (instead of the original $500) to settle -- no negotations. Who are the PIRATES? (!!!) I've been dealing with this for months upon months (since 2001) and discovery is coming up shortly. I will not give in. My federal court date is in 2003.

I would like to have a copy of the Vector Technologies web site (or at least the home page) from that timespan (fall 2000) to show that they were marketing what I purchased, as a legal device, or at least to show that I was duped into beleiving they were a legitimate company. After all I could have purchased the exact same equipment from other companies. Apparently the only difference is what they were doing behind the scenes -- and now I'm being punished unjustly for what THEY did.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please post here and let me know if you have a copy of the Vector site from around that timespan. :mad: