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From: wales@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Query on satellite TV in Canada
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Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 14:50:44 EDT
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[I posted this question a couple of weeks ago, but received no replies.
On the assumption that my original article may have been lost somewhere
-- either because of my attempt to specify "na" distribution, or because
of simple random flakiness -- I am posting it again.]

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Is it legal in Canada for someone to set up a TVRO dish on his property
and pick up satellite TV?  Does the answer to this question vary from
one province (or even city) to another?  Are things still "up in the
air" (no pun intended) due to key cases pending in the courts?

I am thinking primarily of well-populated areas where broadcast and/or
cable TV is already available (albeit not with the same variety of
programming as one could get from a satellite dish).  I realize that
the CBC already uses satellites to beam its programming to otherwise
inaccessible areas.

The reason I was thinking that relevant laws might exist at the provin-
cial or municipal level is because of the possibility of zoning issues.
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