This is an amazing story. Apparently Direct-TV is requiring everyone who ever bought a smart card reader from a company that sells D-TV priate equipment to pay then $3,500 or be sued. The problem is there are many people who bought smart card readers from these firms for legitimate reasons and can't afford to defend themselves.

This is the third example in the last few weeks of innocent people being forced to comply with unreasonable demands from large corporations because they can't defend themselves in court.

Direct-TV involved in widespread extortion; RIAA like tactics