MPA and NCTA argue the statute regulates video transactions
Motion Picture AssociationJoint institutional amicus brief with NCTA
MPA and NCTA defend a definition of consumer tied to video transactions rather than ordinary transactions with a business that also supplies videos.
“Congress enacted a targeted statute focused on video transactions”
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Paramount says a newsletter subscription does not confer video-privacy protections; Salazar disagrees
Paramount argues that the Video Privacy Protection Act protects a subscriber only when the subscription concerns audiovisual goods or services. Michael Salazar argues that his newsletter subscription is enough to qualify him as a consumer under the statute.
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An amicus submission addresses the disputed consumer definition under the Video Privacy Protection Act. It is an argument to the Supreme Court, not a ruling on liability.
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MPA and NCTA filed a brief supporting Paramount.
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Their argument treats the video transaction as the statute's focus.
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MPA and NCTA support Paramount's narrower reading, arguing that Congress targeted video transactions. This defends the disputed limit on consumer status.
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