Legal Opinion
Ryan Perry v. Cable News Network, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 27, 2017No. 16-13031PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
Appellant Ryan Perry' (“Perry”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court held that Perry failed to state a claim under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) both because Perry is not a statutory “consumer” and the information at issue is not “personally identifiable information.” The district court also reasoned that Perry’s proposed amendments to his complaint would be futile. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
According to Perry’s complaint, Appel-lee Cable News Network, Inc. is a producer of news…
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