Amelia Garza-Mattia Discusses Supreme Court VPPA Case with Law360

Winston & Strawn's Amelia Garza-Mattia was quoted in a Law360 article discussing a closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the scope of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The case follows the Sixth Circuit dismissal of a proposed class action brought by a Paramount Global newsletter subscriber who alleges that the company unlawfully shared users’ personal information with Facebook. After the Sixth Circuit found that the plaintiff was not a “consumer” under the VPPA because he did not subscribe to audiovisual content, the Supreme Court agreed to review the decision. 

The dispute centers on how broadly the statute defines a “consumer,” with the petitioner arguing that the law applies to any subscriber of a company’s goods or services, while a narrower interpretation would limit claims to those directly tied to video content. 

"If Salazar prevails, that would likely cause even more companies to fall under the law, and their compliance obligations would grow accordingly," Amelia said. 

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