Litigation
Apr. 3, 2015
Hulu victory in privacy case could provide boost to other defendants
Hulu LLC's defeat of claims it shared information about what videos its users watch with Facebook Inc. knocked out the use of a nearly 30-year-old statute in cases involving Internet video streaming.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Hulu LLC's defeat of claims it shared information about what videos its users watch with Facebook Inc. should give video streaming companies stronger defenses against similar claims going forward, attorneys said.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Beeler ruled Tuesday that the plaintiffs didn't provide any proof that Hulu knowingly sent Facebook information indicating which videos users watched. <...
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