Legal Opinion
In re Hulu Privacy Litigation
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 31, 2015No. Case No. 11-cv-03764-LBPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1091ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
[Re: ECF No. 230]
LAUREL BEELER, United States Magistrate Judge
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs are viewers of online video content through Hulu, LLC’s Internet-based service. They allege that Hulu wrongfully disclosed their video viewing selections and personal-identification information to a third party: specifically, the social-networking website, Facebook. The plaintiffs claim that Hulu thereby violated the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. (See generally 2d Am. Compl. — ECF No. 83.)1 The VPPA prohibits a “video tape service provider”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Taylor v. ListCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Devereaux v. AbbeyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Robinson v. Disney OnlineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2016
- Austin-Spearman v. AMC Network Entertainment LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2015
- Adams v. America's Test Kitchen Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2023
- Aldana v. Gamestop, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2024
- Andrew Cheung et al v. Slickdeals, LLCDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2026
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