Moderator, "Rodney King, 25 Years Later; Fair Use and Police/Press Issues," Media Law Conference 2016, Reston, Va.

The biennial Media Law Conference is the most substantive and effective conference for experienced media defense lawyers. The conference focuses on the practical aspects of media law and litigation, with a mix of plenary, break-out, and boutique sessions on a wide variety of topics.

DWT partner Daniel Waggoner moderated a panel discussion entitled, “Rodney King, 25 Years Later; Fair Use and Police/Press Issues.” Topics included:

• An analysis of the copyright case brought by the plumber who shot the beating video footage against the networks and others. Was a taking of the video a fair use?
• Did the First Amendment give an extra layer of defense to the copyright claims?
• How to improve police-press relations in the context of the urban riots which ensued and continue in Ferguson and beyond: Access to demonstrations and documents, citizen journalism, bodycams, and more.