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KKO 1642/2003 AI generated

Court dismisses charges of forgery and radio law violation for creating satellite TV data storage devices.

Case Number KKO 1642/2003
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Supreme Court of Finland dismissed the charges against A regarding forgery, possession of forged materials, and violation of the Radio Act. A manufactured microchip-based cards containing data from paid satellite TV broadcasts and developed programming tools for their creation and updates. The court ruled that the defendant's actions did not constitute forgery as they did not create false documents or interfere with the integrity of official records, nor did they violate the Radio Act.

Legislator headnote

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Radio Act 1990; Penal Code 1989: The court established that manufacturing data storage devices containing broadcast information does not constitute forgery or a violation of the Radio Act when no false documents are created and no unauthorized transmission occurs.

Keywords

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forgery charges satellite television data Radio Act violation microchip storage devices programming tools manufacturing

Cited Legislation

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Radio Act 1990
Penal Code 1989

Cited Case Law

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KKO:2003:58
Supreme Court dismisses forgery charge because decryption tools are not legally significant evidence under the Penal Code.
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kko-other_2003_1644
Supreme Court dismisses forgery charges against a TV card maker due to statute of limitations expiration.
kko-precedent_2003_58
Supreme Court dismisses forgery charge because decryption tools are not legally significant evidence under the Penal Code.
kko-other_2003_1643
Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding possession of satellite TV decryption data used for illegal viewing.
ECLI:FI:KHO:2020:113
Court rules that military readiness cards for external communication fall under the Public Access to Information Act.
appeal_1982_eastern-finland__777
Court dismissed forgery charge when defendants merely made false tickets without deceiving the recipient.

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A oli valmistanut älykortteja tallentamalla piirilevylle kiinnitettyyn mikropiiriin X Oy:n välittämien maksullisten ja suojattujen satelliittitelevisiolähetysten katselemiseen tarvittavat tiedot. A oli lisäksi valmistanut korttien valmistamiseen ja päivittämiseen käytettäviä ohjelmointilaitteita. Kysymys siitä, oliko A syyllistynyt väärennysrikokseen, väärennysaineiston hallussapitoon ja radiolain rikkomiseen.

Ks. KKO:2003:58