so we'll start with mr. hyman. >> thank you chairman franken, ranking member coburn, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the video privacy protection act. my name is david hyman. i have served as the general counsel of netflix since 2002. a time when streaming video over the internet to a smart tv was more the stuff of sci-fi miniseries than the topic of serious consideration in a board room, much less a congressional hearing. how far we have come in such a short period of time. today's hearing is a testimony to the incredibly dynamic and engine of our economy. netflix was founded in 1997 as a dvd by mail service. to many, the use of the internet and the netflix website was nothing more than a way to submit orders for physical disk delivery but for netflix we saw an opportunity to use technology in a way that helped consumers to watch the tv and movie shows they loved as well as provide opportunities for content producers and distributors. the popularity of our dvd by mail service grew rapidly. but w