Free Mobile App Users Are Subscribers Under the VPPA: First Cir. | Practical Law
In Yershov v. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the district court's Rule(12)(b)(6) dismissal of Yershov's complaint, and remanded the case for further proceedings, holding that Yershov's download and use of a free mobile app made him a subscriber within the meaning of the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA).