Visualize This:  The Sixth Circuit Holds That The VPPA Applies Only To Consumers Of Audio-Visual Materials

Video Privacy Protection Act: What’s Next After Sixth Circuit Creates Split - Varnum LLP

The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) is a federal law aimed at prohibiting the unauthorized disclosure of a person’s video viewing history. While the VPPA was originally enacted to prevent disclosure of information regarding an individual’s video rental history from businesses like Blockbuster in 1988, the explosion of the internet in the decades since has greatly expanded its potential reach, giving rise to countless lawsuits targeting busin…

Visualize This:  The Sixth Circuit Holds That The VPPA Applies Only To Consumers Of Audio-Visual Materials

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Shannon Noelle, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways:  On April 3, 2025, in Salazar, et al. v. Paramount Global, d/b/a 247Sports, Case No. 23-5748, 2025 WL 1000139 (6th Cir. Apr. 3, 2025), the Sixth Circuit departed from two other federal circuits (i.e., the Second and Seventh Circuits) in its ... Continue reading “Visualize This:  The Sixth Circuit Holds That The VPPA Applies Only To Consumers Of Audio-Visual Ma…