Administrative/Regulatory
May 7, 2014
Hulu privacy action breathes new life into outmoded privacy law
You can learn a lot about somebody from the movies and TV shows he or she watches. But under the Video Privacy Protection Act, it's none of your business.
David R. Singer
Partner
Jenner & Block LLP
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University of Pennsylvania LS; Philadelphia PA
Mary Ellen Callahan
The Walt Disney CompanyEmail: mary.ellen.callahan@disney.com
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You can learn a lot about somebody from the movies and TV shows he or she watches. But under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), it's none of your business. The VPPA prohibits a "video tape service provider" from knowingly disclosing information that "identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services."
The VPPA was enacted in the 1980s, when "video tape" seemed almost futuristic. No...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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