The News Media's Use of the Walter Scott Video is - Surprise! - a Newsworthy Use

The New York Times gets it wrong on fair use. According to Christopher Sprigman, a professor at NYU Law School, “The video is newsworthy. The video was newsworthy the day it was shot, and it continues to be newsworthy. That’s why TV stations want to use it. This is a paradigm case for fair use.”