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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday regarding how the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act applies to the modern digital internet. The case involves a lawsuit against Paramount Global over a college sports newsletter and whether the decades-old law extends beyond traditional video services. Justices wrestled with interpreting the statute for streaming services and targeted advertising.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday concerning the application of the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act to the digital age.
Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post framed the issue around the contrast between the videotape era of VHS rentals and today's streaming and digital newsletters. Center outlets like The Hill, SCOTUSblog, and Roll Call focused on the legal specifics, noting the court's consideration of whether the law extends to non-video services and whether the suit against Paramount Global can proceed. The Right outlet, The Daily Signal, noted that justices on both sides expressed skepticism during the arguments.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether a decades-old privacy law extends to consumers who subscribe to services unrelated to video content. The case stems from a lawsuit against Paramount Global by a subscriber to a college sports newsletter who alleges the company improperly shared his video viewing history with…
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The justices will consider how the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 applies in the digital age of streaming videos, email newsletters and targeted advertisements.
The 1980s law prohibited video stores from disclosing what their customers rented. What does it mean in the streaming era?
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether a decades-old privacy law extends to consumers who subscribe to services unrelated to video content. The case stems from a lawsuit against Paramount Global by a subscriber to a college sports newsletter who alleges the company improperly shared his video viewing history with…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with how far a law Congress passed to cover video rentals in the 1980s should stretch to cover the modern advertising-supported internet. The case turns on the justices’ interpretation of the Video Privacy Protection Act, first passed in 1988 and last amended in 2013, and the protection it is…
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The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on how a video rentals privacy law from the 1980s applies to the digital age. Justices on both sides expressed skepticism about how the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act, enacted in the days of VHS rentals at stores such as Blockbuster Video, applies today. The federal law, at the...
