CCIA v. Brown

Litigation to Protect Online Speech and Interstate Commerce

CCIA is challenging Utah SB 142, the “App Store Accountability Act,” as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech and interstate commerce.

Summary:

SB 142 supplants parental rights and restricts lawful online content by forcing all internet users to register their age when accessing an app store from a mobile device and blocking minors’ (persons under 18 years of age) access to virtually all apps and in-app purchases unless their parent both consents to such access and links the minor’s account to their own. This law also effectively requires app developers to “age-rate” their apps according to the state’s multi-tiered system. Violations of SB142 are treated as violations of the Utah Unfair Deceptive Trade Practices Act for penalties including damages (the greater of actual damages or $2000 per violation), attorneys’ fees, and costs of litigation.

Statements:

• CCIA Challenges Unconstitutional App Store Law in Utah

Filings:

• CCIA v Brown D. Utah Complaint
• CCIA Motion for Preliminary Injunction