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# Stark v. Patreon

The court opinion addresses settlement of claims about disclosure of subscribers’ identifying video-viewing information. The settlement and fee decisions do not establish a merits finding against Patreon.

US District Court, Northern District of California · Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)

- Case record
- What this record establishes
- Checks for your own systems
- Sources and limits

## Case record

| Fact | Record |
| --- | --- |
| Authority or court | US District Court, Northern District of California |
| Law or issue | Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) |
| Procedural record | Settlement approval opinion; later distribution status outside this record |
| Source reviewed | 16 October 2026 |

[Court opinion or order (published copy)](https://app.midpage.ai/document/stark-v-patreon-inc-1000441828785)

## What this record establishes

A settlement notice, party agreement or approval order does not establish liability after a trial. Where final approval, appeal resolution or payment is not established by the cited record, this page says so. A scheduled hearing and a proposed fund are not an award or proof of payment.

## Checks for your own systems

Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.

- Capture requests triggered by loading, playing and completing a video.
- Look for video titles, page URLs, account IDs and advertising identifiers in the same payload or joinable streams.
- Check the specific disclosure and consent flow for the recipients receiving viewing activity.

> **Limits of technical evidence**
> A browser capture can show a transfer. It cannot establish every server operation, the terms of a contract or whether a law applies. Compare observed behaviour with the relevant disclosures and legal assessment.

## Sources and limits

[Court opinion or order (published copy)](https://app.midpage.ai/document/stark-v-patreon-inc-1000441828785)

Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.

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