Millions of pirates are plundering satellite TV - Mon Dec 2, 7:13 AM ET by David Lieberman USA TODAY

NEW YORK -- At least 1 million households, possibly as many as 3 million, enjoy a TV fan's paradise. They get virtually every channel, including premium networks such as HBO and Showtime, most broadcast sports events and all pay-per-view services. All for free.

There's just one hitch: It's illegal.

That hasn't stopped satellite TV piracy from growing at an alarming rate. It's spreading so quickly that in a few years more people may be stealing DirecTV's and EchoStar's services than are stealing from cable -- even though the satellite business, which reports 19 million paying customers, is less than a third of cable's size.

--Bastards... Making my DirectTV more expesive!! Oh the Humanity!!