Decoding of pay TV or pay radio signals
Pirate decryption is the decryption, or decoding, of pay TV or pay radio signals without permission from the original broadcaster. The term "pirate" is used in the sense of copyright infringement. The MPAA and other groups which lobby in favour of intellectual property (specifically copyright and trademark) regulations have labelled such decryption as "signal theft"[1] and object to it, arguing that losing out on a potential chance to profit from a consumer's subscription fees counts as a loss of actual profit.
