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20 J. Intell. Prop. L. 413 (2012-2013)
Just You and Me and Netflix Makes Three: Implications for Allowing "Frictionless Sharing" of Personally Identifiable Information under the Video Privacy Protection Act

handle is hein.journals/intpl20 and id is 427 raw text is: JUST YOU AND ME AND NETFLIX MAKES THREE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALLOWING FRICTIONLESS SHARING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION UNDER THE VIDEO PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT Kathryn Ei.abeth McCabe TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................. ................... 414 II. BA CKG RO UN D ............................................................................................. 417 A. HISTORY OF THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND COMPETING VIEWS....................................... ......... 417 B. HISTORY BEHIND THE VPPA.............................................................. 418 C. WHAT IS IN THE STATUTE AND STATUTORY LANGUAGE............. 420 D. STATE LAWS AND VIDEO PRIVACY ................. ....... 423 E. THE VPPA: THEN AND NOW............................................ 424 F. THE PROBLEM ......................................... 426 G. LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THE VPPA.......................................... 428 H. THE NETFLIX-BACKED AMENDMENT.............................................. 432 III. A N A LY SIS...................................................................................................... 435 A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY SUGGESTS MORE PROTECTION, NOT LESS .................................................. 435 B. HULU PRIVACY IS A GAME CHANGER............................................... 437 C. EASE OF SHARING IS A WEAK ARGUMENT...................................... 438 D. ANYTHING YOU SAY (ON FACEBOOK) CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW....................................... 440 IV. CONCLUSION ............................................................. 442 413 * J.D. Candidate 2014, University of Georgia School of Law. The author would like to dedicate this Note to her family, whose love and support are unfailing, and without whom her dream of practicing law would not be possible.

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