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Intellectual Property

May 20, 2015

Google wins in Muslim film dispute

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Google doesn't have to take down the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" video widely associated with the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya.


By Joshua Sebold


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Google Inc. should never have been compelled to take down the "Innocence of Muslims"
video that sparked widespread controversy and protests in 2012, the 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a decision widely seen as a victory for free speech
advocates.


The court, sitting en banc, reversed a t...

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