Argued and Submitted En Banc
December 15, 2014—Pasadena California
Filed May 18, 2015
Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Alex
Kozinski, M. Margaret McKeown, Marsha S. Berzon,
Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Richard R. Clifton, Consuelo M.
Callahan, N. Randy Smith, Mary H. Murguia, Morgan
Christen and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge McKeown;
Concurrence by Judge Watford;
Dissent by Judge Kozinski
SUMMARY[1]
Copyright / Preliminary Injunction
The en banc court affirmed the district court's denial of Cindy Lee Garcia's motion for a preliminary injunction requiring Google, Inc., to remove the film Innocence of Muslims from all of its platforms, including YouTube.
A movie producer transformed Garcia's five-second acting performance for a film titled Desert Warrior into part of a blasphemous video proclamation against the Prophet Mohammed. Innocence of Muslims was credited as a source
- ↑ This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.
