SAN FRANCISCO — Users of video streaming site Hulu do not have to prove they were actually injured by disclosure of their viewing habits to win statutory damages under a 1980s video privacy law, U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler ruled Friday.
“The plain language of the statute shows that Congress considered a consumer to be an ‘aggrieved person’ under the [Video Privacy Protection Act] if a video tape service provider wrongfully discloses that consumer’s personally identifiable information,” Beeler wrote, denying summary judgment in In re Hulu Privacy Litigation.
