The National Copyright Office (ONDA) is having a hard time getting cable service providers to end their “piracy” of satellite signals. The office considers this to be a challenge to its authority. Much of the problem stems from programming of sports events, mainly baseball games, which have been sold in exclusivity to Channel 37 (CDN). According to published announcements, the cable service providers had until midnight last Monday to remove the unauthorized programs from their services. The most affected television stations are Telemicro, Digital 15 and CDN. As most viewers know, ESPN and superstations such as TBS and WGN also broadcast baseball and the signals are received in the Dominican Republic. The copyright office has threatened to close those cable service providers and confiscate their equipment if they fail to cease their illegal practices