Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Directv, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2006No. 04-56500PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine whether sections of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2702 and 2707, provide for a private cause of action against those who aid and abet, or conspire with, electronic communications service providers in unlawfully disseminating the contents of electronic communications. The language of §§ 2702 and 2707 identifies unambiguously who is subject to liability. Furthermore, the legislative history and case law is in accord with these sections’ clear directive. Accordingly, we decline to read into the text of…
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