In a decision that clarified aspects of the video privacy landscape, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an action alleging a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) based on an assertion that ESPN’s...more
12/7/2017
/ Data Collection ,
ESPN ,
GPS ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Roku ,
Spokeo ,
Unique Device Identifiers ,
VPPA
A New York district court opinion is the latest addition to our watch of ongoing VPPA-related disputes, a notable decision on the issue of what exactly is a disclosure of “personally identifiable information” (PII) under the...more
10/28/2015
/ Analytics ,
Anonymization ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure ,
Disney ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mobile Devices ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Roku ,
Third-Party ,
Video Privacy ,
VPPA ,
Young Lawyers
The Eleventh Circuit issued a notable ruling this week limiting a mobile app’s liability under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, a law enacted in 1988 to preserve “consumer” personal privacy with...more
10/15/2015
/ Advertising ,
Android ,
App Developers ,
Cartoon Network ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Digital Downloads ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mobile Apps ,
Nonsubscribers ,
Online Videos ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Web Tracking
The big fight may be over, but the implications of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao with respect to real-time, one-to-many streaming of video through apps like Meerkat and Periscope are still rippling through the media industry. In...more
5/5/2015
/ Copyright ,
DMCA ,
Internet Streaming ,
Live Streaming ,
Mobile Apps ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Smartphones ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Sports ,
Takedown Notices
New technology continues to generate business models that test the limits of intellectual property laws enacted before such technologies were ever contemplated. The latest example is the use of “geofencing” in an attempt to...more