just a quick question, is it illegal to sell cloned receivers ie vu+ duo etc? im not looking to buy one nor sell one in anyway, its just im in dispute with a company regarding a refund due to them sending me cloned devices.
A Dreambox/VU clone is a fake product. A counterfeit. It's as simple as that.
Some sellers think they can label it a clone and advertise it as such and that is that. The manufacturer and the law will disagree as the product is 'passing off' on their brand name.
You will find in the next few months that clone 'Dreamboxes' will slowly disappear off the shelves and they will be labelled by their Chinese brand names 'Sunray' or 'NewDVB' for that very reason.
At the end of the day if you buy a product labelled as a Dreambox clone for a third of the price then you have in some way knowingly bought it as such.
The VU's were recently cloned and they are also taking action against counterfeiters. The clones are known to have dodgy psu's so you really do get what you pay for.
When it comes to clones, the best advice is generally stay away and don't bother.