wish to see it even if YouTube no longer hosts it. Bottom line: Garcia's requested injunction won't change anything about the content of the film or the part, however limited, she played in its making.
Of course, Garcia's role in making the film has been completely misunderstood. She never actually uttered the highly offensive words her character speaks in the film. She had no idea that the scenes in which she appeared would later be used as part of an anti-Islam diatribe, and she strongly opposes the film's message. Correcting these misperceptions might well eliminate or reduce the threat Garcia faces, but she has already taken numerous steps to do just that. She has publicly denounced the film and done everything within her power—including bringing this lawsuit—to disassociate herself from the film's hateful message.
The declaration submitted by Garcia's expert on Islamic and Middle Eastern law—the only evidence she offered that addresses causation directly—candidly describes the tenuous causation theory Garcia relies on. Garcia's expert did not assert that removing the film from YouTube would likely cause the fatwa against her to be lifted. He instead noted that Garcia's "public statements condemning the film here have been received in the Muslim world with controversy," and opined that removing the film from YouTube would cause others to believe that Garcia's condemnations are sincere: "If she is successful in pulling the content down from the internet, it will likely help her in terms of believability of her message condemning the film and its message." (Emphasis added.)
In my view, this sparse evidence does not show that removing the film from YouTube would be likely to mitigate
