Supreme Court Weighs Reach of Video Privacy Law in Online Newsletter Case

In Salazar v. Paramount, the justices are considering whether an online sports-newsletter subscriber qualifies as a consumer under the Video Privacy Protection Act. The dispute pits a text-focused reading against concerns that extending the 1980s statute could broaden online privacy litigation; justices’ questions reportedly suggested skepticism toward Paramount’s position. No decision has issued, with a ruling expected by next summer.