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US appeals court permits YouTube to display anti-Muslim video with changes |
March 03, 2014
Google has been allowed by a court to keep a controversial film trailer that mocks the Prophet Muhammad on YouTube, but the video has to be scrubbed to remove the performance of actress Cindy Lee Garcia, who claims infringement of her copyright.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld its earlier order, asking Google to take down and prevent new uploads of the trailer, but did not preclude the posting or display of any version of ‘Innocence of Muslims’ that does not include Garcia’s performance.The court had earlier ruled that YouTube should take down the controversial video which sparked off protests in a number of countries in 2012. Garcia had argued that the video would cause her irreparable harm if there wasn’t an injunction on it, as she was subject to death threats.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2103660/us-appeals-court-permits-youtube-to-display-antimuslim-video-with-changes.html#tk.rss_all
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