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dipsydoodle

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1. BBC link from March 2002

Reply to JohnyCanuck (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 07:40 AM

Mar 2012

yes 2002 : not 2012.

The Great Smartcard Piracy Row - with its lurid allegations and counter-allegations of industrial espionage, dirty tricks and sharp practice - is already threatening to do enormous damage to the two protagonists.

Canal Plus Technologies makes smartcards for more than 12.5 million digital set-top boxes around the world, including ITV Digital's.

NDS makes smartcards for 27.3 million boxes worldwide, including Sky Digital's.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1879694.stm

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