This article is excellent! And thank you, chaosmachine, for providing instructions for replication.
It's my strong opinion that everything here is ethically sound. This sort of "hacker" culture is the meat and potatoes of what drives innovation in the United States today, and whether this specific incident results in a new product or simply higher security by cable providers, progress has been made.
What do cable providers have anything to do with this?
He built his own antenna to receive local channels that are broadcast over the air. These are broadcast specifically so that people with antennas can receive them.
It's my strong opinion that everything here is ethically sound. This sort of "hacker" culture is the meat and potatoes of what drives innovation in the United States today, and whether this specific incident results in a new product or simply higher security by cable providers, progress has been made.