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EchoStar Communications said today that a settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Steve Souphanthong and various of his relatives and associates, who have allegedly manufactured piracy devices.
Souphanthong agreed to pay $500,000 in damages, EchoStar said.
EchoStar, NagraStar, Bell Express Vu and DirecTV alleged that Souphanthong was one of the largest manufacturers of piracy devices in North America, and was engaged in manufacturing and selling devices that allowed users to steal satellite-TV signals.
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