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Video Rental Privacy Acts

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The Return of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)

This year has seen a tremendous spike in the number of cases alleging violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710, a statute enacted in 1988 in response to the Washington City Paper’s publication...more

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Data Monetization and State Privacy Laws

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On June 8, magazine publisher Trusted Media Brands, Inc. settled a class action lawsuit for $8.2 million after purportedly disclosing the personal information and magazine choices of customers to third parties. The lawsuit,...more

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District Court Rules That Statutory Violation Without Actual Damages Counts As Injury In Fact For Article III Standing

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On February 15, 2017, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied Time Inc.’s (“Time”) motion to dismiss a lawsuit predicated on Michigan’s Video Rental Privacy Act (the “Act”). According to...more

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Michigan Court Holds That Pandora Users Are Not Customers Under State Law, Further Narrowing Streaming Privacy Laws

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On July 6, 2016, the Michigan Supreme Court held that a Pandora user was not a “customer” allowed to bring a class action under the Video Rental Privacy Act (“VRPA”) in Michigan. ...more

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