Opinion: Your digital product is global from day one
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A 1988 US law for VHS rentals is now used in 2024 lawsuits against websites embedding third-party videos without consent, showing digital products face global legal risks from day one.
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In 2024, over 250 class action lawsuits were filed under a US federal law passed in 1988 to protect VHS rental records. The Video Privacy Protection Act was originally aimed at VHS rental stores, but plaintiffs’ firms discovered a 2022 application: embedding third-party video players on a website – without proper consent mechanisms – could […]
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