[Dinsdale]

Nope, no more smart cards in the package.

The cards are marked 'Property of DirectTV'

[Hodar]

But again, this needs to be clearly labeled on the box, and conveyed to the customer before purchase. At least IMHO, otherwise it's a hidden legal contract that a customer would not know about until after they had purchased the equipment. Much like the idea of selling a car; then demanding that you either sell or trash the car, or buy gas from my station at whatever price I deem fit.

Historically speaking, the card was enclosed in the box, and unless you read the back of the card, in the fine print; you would not know that you had not also purchased the card.