Video Privacy Protection Act

Finally – Video Privacy Protection Act Amended for the Internet Era

by Scott Atkinson | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed into law amendments to the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) that facilitate social media sharing of video viewing preferences when users consent to...more

Advertising Law -- Feb 08, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/11/2013

In This Issue: Manatt Partner Linda Goldstein Invited to Speak at ERA’s Great Ideas Summit; Lance Armstrong’s Confession Leads to Legal Action . . . Will Endorsers Follow Suit?; “Business Coaching” Defendants Settle with...more

The Download - January 2013

by Emilio W. Cividanes, Kelly DeMarchis, Stuart P. Ingis, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Michael Signorelli, Julia Kernochan Tama, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 2/5/2013

In this issue: Heard on the Hill - Congress Updates the Video Privacy Protection Act - Congressional Developments in Mobile Privacy Around the Agencies: - FTC Updates COPPA Rule - Mobile Privacy Still...more

FTC Updates To Online Privacy Acts, COPPA And VPPA

by Gina Ilardi | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/4/2013

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) was enacted to place parents in control over what information is collected, used and disclosed from young children online. COPPA applies to operators of commercial...more

Privacy Update - January 2013

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/31/2013

In This Update: - Video Privacy Protection Act Amended to Allow Sharing of Online Viewing Histories Through Social Media Platforms - New State Laws Prohibit Employers From Requesting Social Media Passwords From...more

Facebook and Netflix now “in a Relationship”; Obama Signs Bill Updating Video Privacy Law

by Jessica Goldenberg | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 1/24/2013

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed into law H.R. 6671, an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA) codified at 18 U.S.C. § 2710, which will permit companies, such as Netflix, to obtain advance...more

President Signs Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

by Jenna Karadbil | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 1/23/2013

On January 10, 2013, the President signed the Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 into law. The 2013 Act amends the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (18 USC 2710), which prohibited the sharing or...more

President Signs Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/22/2013

On January 10, President Obama signed H.R. 6671, which amends the Video Privacy Protection Act to facilitate compliance for modern video service providers. The Act was originally passed in 1988 to limit the disclosure of...more

Infobytes - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry - January 18, 2013

by BuckleySandler LLP on 1/22/2013

In This Issue: - FEDERAL ISSUES - STATE ISSUES - COURTS - FIRM NEWS - FIRM PUBLICATIONS - MORTGAGES - BANKING - CONSUMER FINANCE - E-COMMERCE - PRIVACY/DATA SECURITY - PAYMENTS -...more

Video Privacy Protection Act Amended for the Internet Era, Finally

by Scott Atkinson | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 1/16/2013

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed into law amendments to the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act that facilitate social media sharing of video viewing preferences when users consent to disclosure of information via...more

President Obama Signs Video Privacy Protection Act Amendment

by Brad Guyton | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/14/2013

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed H.R. 6671, the Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012, which amends the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, to streamline the process for consumers...more

Federal Court Holds Video Privacy Protection Act Applies to Online Streaming Services

by Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 9/6/2012

Last month, a federal Magistrate Judge in In re Hulu Privacy Litigation held that the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) applies to online video streaming services. This ruling could have a broad impact on the video...more

Hulu Privacy Litigation Marks First Application of Video Privacy Protection Act to Solely Streamed Video

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/15/2012

Internet video streaming site Hulu.com is subject to the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, according to a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, marking the...more

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