Legal Opinion
Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 15, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-13112-FDSPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*137 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a putative class action arising out of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. The VPPA, among other things, prohibits the disclosure of “personally identifiable information” of certain consumers of video services. Plaintiff Alexander Yershov has filed suit against defendant Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.
Gannett publishes a print and on-line newspaper called USA Today. Gannett has also created a mobile app, called the “USA Today App,” that is designed to run on smartphones…
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- Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Mark Ellis v. The Cartoon Network, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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