What will really count is if/when a judge says no, you don't unless you have proof that they were/did-intend to steal signal.

I almost bought one of these, not to steal signal - I intended just to install in my PC and copy my own card just so I could 1) watch on monitor in real time rather than craning my head when something interesting comes on, and 2) to time shift movies I was interested in watching.   To do all that now I'd need to buy a tivo and a tuner card, and I felt heck, why not just one?

The only reason I didn't is that I read that the software was quirky to set up and I have enough quirky software to deal with and have been using my main Linux box for real work and didn't want to destabilize it.  Then I just forgot it.

If I had carried through would I have gotten one of these nasties from DirectTV?   What would be the point since I needed a receiver for the family room anyway?   Just another instance of corporate america run rampant.