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A law professor explains the 'Innocence of Muslims' ruling
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May 19, 2015
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A law professor explains the 'Innocence of Muslims' ruling
The video "Innocence of Muslims" can now go back up on YouTube.
A screenshot from a trailer for controversial anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims."
A screenshot from a trailer for controversial anti-Islam film, "Innocence of Muslims."
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The video "Innocence of Muslims" can now go back up on YouTube. 

The video "Innocence of Muslims" can now go back up on YouTube. 

The short film, which came out in the summer of 2012, was considered deeply blasphemous by Muslims and sparked riots in the Middle East. 

After receiving death threats for her participation in "Innocence of Muslims," an actress named Cindy Lee Garcia had successfully sought an injunction to take the video off of YouTube.

But yesterday, a federal appeals court panel ruled that the website should not have been forced to remove the incendiary film.

Dan Nabel, a visiting assistant clinical professor of law and the interim director of the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Clinic at the USC Gould School of Law, joined Take Two for more on the ruling.

To hear the full interview, click the link above.