Music-Festival Promoter Insomniac Must Face Video-Privacy Suit

Music-festival promoter Insomniac Holdings LLC must face a proposed class action alleging it disclosed consumers’ video-viewing histories to Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc. without consent in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Lead plaintiff Austin Ballard sufficiently alleged that Insomniac was a “video tape service provider” as defined under the VPPA and that he was a “consumer” under the act, Judge Susan Illston of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Tuesday.

Illston denied the company’s motion to dismiss.

Ballard alleged that Insomniac incorporated tracking tools from Meta’s Facebook unit and TikTok on its ...