Salazar v. Paramount Global, dba 247Sports
In brief
- Where it stands
- Argument Scheduled
Oral argument October 14, 2026
- What it’s about
- Michael Salazar alleges that Paramount Global violated the Video Privacy Protection Act when its 247Sports website used a Facebook tracking tool that transmitted his Facebook ID and video-viewing information after he subscribed to the site’s online newsletter.
- What's at stake
- The answer could affect when video-related businesses may face privacy claims from users of services that are not themselves audiovisual. For example, it could matter to a 247Sports user whose connection to the company involves non-video services.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court will consider whether that newsletter subscription made Salazar a protected “consumer” under the Act.
The case asks how broadly a federal video-privacy law applies to modern companies that offer both video and other services.
Question presented
Does the phrase “goods or services from a video tape service provider,” as used in the Video Privacy Protection Act’s definition of “consumer,” refer to all of a video tape service provider’s goods or services or only to its audiovisual goods or services?
What happens next
Expected by late June 2027
Argument is on the calendar for October 14, 2026. Decisions typically follow within about 100 days of argument. Nearly all opinions are released before the term ends in late June or early July 2027.
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More questions
- What is at stake in Salazar v. Paramount Global?
- The Court will decide how broadly the Video Privacy Protection Act defines a consumer of a video service provider.
- Who could be affected by the Salazar case?
- Users of companies offering video alongside other services could be affected, as could businesses facing video-privacy claims.
- When is oral argument in Salazar v. Paramount Global?
- Oral argument is scheduled for October 14, 2026. A decision would usually come later in the same Court term.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.