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AMC to Pay $8 million for Disclosing Users’ Viewing Histories

The 1998 Video Privacy Protection Act is very much alive and well. It was originally passed in response to Judge Bork’s video rental history being shared with the public during his unsuccessful Supreme Court nomination hearings, and it also applies to modern-day streaming services. Of course, data brokers and advertisers can still monetize the heck out of your data; that’s just the American way… https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/amc-to-pay-8m-for-allegedly-violating-1988-law-with-use-of-meta-pixel/ Photo 178262595 | Amc © Erik Lattwein | Dreamstime.com

New Copyright Laws: Tougher Enforcement and New “Small Claims Court”

Joshua D. Waterston, Esq.2024-02-14T19:20:25-05:00December 30th, 2020|Copyright, Intellectual Property|

At the end of December 2020, Congress passed an "omnibus" bill which justifiably received significant attention for funding the military and providing financial relief during the coronavirus pandemic. Included in the legislation were new laws relating to copyright: the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act and the Protecting Lawful Streaming (CASE) Act. The CASE Act The CASE Act is a new mechanism for handling copyright claims. The new law creates a Copyright Claims Board within the United States Copyright Office, which can hear cases involving total damages of up to $30,000. The purported benefit is that parties save money [...Read More...]