Free App Users Are Not Subscribers under the VPPA: 11th Circuit | Practical Law
In Ellis v. Cartoon Network, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint, holding that the plaintiff was not a subscriber of services under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The Eleventh Circuit reasoned that Ellis's use of a free mobile app did not meet any of the indicia of subscription to Cartoon Network's services.