America’s Newspapers has filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Salazar v. Paramount Global, urging the Court to reject an interpretation of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) that could have significant consequences for local newspapers and other news publishers across the country.
America’s Newspapers represents more than 1,500 newspaper publishers and affiliated organizations nationwide. The association’s brief argues that Congress never intended the 1988 law to apply to modern news websites simply because they contain short video clips or use standard website analytics tools.
“The Video Privacy Protection Act was enacted nearly 40 years ago to protect the privacy of consumers renting videotapes — not to regulate today’s news websites,” said Dean Ridings, president and CEO of America’s Newspapers. “If expanded beyond its original purpose, the law could expose thousands of newspapers and other publishers to costly litigation while making it more difficult to provide readers with free access to local news.”
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