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Entertainment & Sports

Dec. 12, 2014

Lawyers clash on how 'Garcia' might impact copyright law

As an en banc appeals panel reviews Cindy Garcia's injunction against Google for "The Innocence of Muslims," different views emerge over what impact the case may have on copyright law.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Part-time actress Cindy Garcia's lawsuit against Google Inc. regarding the notorious "Innocence of Muslims" movie trailer is not a typical copyright case.


With a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set to sit en banc Monday to rehear the case, Garcia wants Mountain View-based Google to keep off YouTube a 14-minute clip in which she appears for five seconds and, via dubbed voiceover, asks...

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