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# Salazar v. Paramount Global

The case concerns who qualifies as a consumer under the VPPA in an online video dispute. The Supreme Court docket records oral argument on 14 October 2026. Argument is not a finding of liability or a damages award.

US Supreme Court · 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 Supreme Court |
| Law or issue | Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) |
| Case number | 25-459 |
| Procedural record | Argued 14 October 2026; merits decision not listed in cited docket |
| Oral argument | 14 October 2026 |
| Source reviewed | 16 October 2026 |

[Supreme Court docket](https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-459.html)

## What this record establishes

This is a pending-case docket snapshot, not a decision on the merits. Oral argument does not establish liability, damages or the final interpretation the Court will adopt.

## 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

[Supreme Court docket](https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-459.html)

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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