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tl;dr: Satellite TV signals were originally unencrypted and one would watch TV for free with a suitable receiver, but the broadcasters didn't like that, resulting in them eventually being encrypted.
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tl;dr: Satellite TV signals were originally unencrypted and one would watch TV for free with a suitable receiver, but the broadcasters didn't like that, resulting in them eventually being encrypted.