![]() ![]() He was fined $5,000 and sentenced to a year's probation. MacDougall, a satellite dish salesman from Ocala, Fla. The most celebrated case of video piracy occurred in April, 1986, when a pirate calling himself "Captain Midnight" intercepted the satellite transmission of Home Box Office, a cable television programmer, and broadcast a message criticizing the company for scrambling its signal to prevent non-subscribers from receiving it on privately owned satellite dishes.Ĭaptain Midnight later was identified as John R. She said she was unaware of any previous thefts of a TV station's signal. "We consider this a serious matter," said Maureen Peratino, the FCC's deputy director for public affairs. Max Headroom was emulated by an unknown person in a Max mask while hijacking a local television broadcast signal in 1987, later referred to as the 'Max Headroom incident'. ![]() ![]() carries a criminal penalty of up to $10,000 in fines and up to one year in prison, an FCC official said. The original story line for the Max character involved a futuristic world dominated by television, where video piracy-such as what occurred Sunday night-was punishable by death. His own American prime-time television show, carried on ABC, was canceled earlier this year. The Max Headroom Incident - Video Scaries Adam Martyn 29.2K subscribers Join Subscribe 262 11K views 4 years ago This week on Video Scaries, we take a look at the most notorious television. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |