Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
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.