U.S. Chamber says statutory context supports Paramount
U.S. Chamber of CommerceBusiness federation submitting an amicus brief
The Chamber supports Paramount, arguing that consumer status must concern the provider's video goods or services rather than unrelated transactions.
“Salazar’s reading is not textualism but literalism”
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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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This brief addresses the meaning of consumer under the Video Privacy Protection Act in Salazar v. Paramount.
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The Chamber argues that the goods-or-services phrase must be read in the statute's video-focused context.
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The Chamber defends Paramount's contextual reading and rejects Salazar's broader interpretation. The fixed reference is Paramount's consumer-status limit.
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