NFL Stuffs Plaintiff at the Goal Line in Video Privacy Protection Act Case

A federal judge from the Southern District of New York has granted the NFL’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a fan, who sued the league, pursuant to the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The ruling hinged on the court’s determination that the fan was not a consumer of “a video tape service provider” as required of claims brought under the Act. By way of background, the NFL operates three similarly named products or services – a website called NFL.com, a phone applicatio