Monday, March 10, 6:00 – 8:15 p.m.
The Courts, the First Amendment, and the Future of VideoThe FCBA Video Programming and Distribution and Judicial Practice Committees will co-sponsor a CLE on Monday, March 10 from 6:00 – 8:15 p.m., entitled “The Courts, the First Amendment, and the Future of Video.” This program will be held at Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, NW, Main Conference Center.Changes in the video marketplace have prompted numerous disputes about whether existing rules should remain in place and whether new (or revised) rules are needed. This CLE will address the role that the courts have played recently in resolving such disputes and the impact that these judicial decisions may have on the industry, with a particular focus on constitutional issues.
AGENDA
6:00 – 6:05 p.m. Welcome and Introduction6:05 – 7:05 p.m. Recent and Pending Court Decisions
In the span of just a few months, courts have issued a series of decisions – including, most recently, the DC Circuit’s rejection of key portions of the FCC’s “Open Internet” order – that could shape the legal framework applicable to the video marketplace, and thus the marketplace itself. And on the horizon is the Supreme Court’s adjudication of a challenge by television broadcasters to Aereo’s online subscription video service. Speakers will describe the legal issues presented by these cases, how the courts are approaching them, and the potential ramifications of these rulings for the industry.Speakers:John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge
Rick Chessen, Senior Vice President – Law and Regulatory Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications AssociationJack Goodman, Law Offices of Jack N. GoodmanPantelis Michalopoulos, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLPModerator:Brian Murray, Latham & Watkins LLP and FCBA Video Programming and Distribution Committee Co-Chair7:05 – 7:15 p.m. Break7:15 – 8:15 p.m. First Amendment Issues
A number of the significant decisions impacting the video marketplace have raised First Amendment issues. In the second half of the CLE, speakers will discuss the different ways in which the First Amendment has come up in these cases, and how big a role the First Amendment is likely to have in similar cases going forward.Speakers:Matthew Brill, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLPEve Reed, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Gerry Waldron, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Matthew Wood, Policy Director, Free PressModerator:Joshua Turner, Wiley Rein LLP and FCBA Judicial Practice Committee Co-Chair
