BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Once again we are asked to consider whether the government can use the federal Wiretap Law, 18 U.S.C. § 2512(1)(b), to prosecute a defendant who admittedly manufactured and sold cloned satellite television descramblers. The counterfeit devices, specifically prohibited by 47 U.S.C. § 605, allow uninterrupted viewing of premium pay television channels without compensating broadcasters for the service.
In United States v. McNutt...
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