[ NNSquad ] EFF: Bad Facts, Really Bad Law: Court Orders Google to Censor Controversial Video Based on Spurious Copyright Claim

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

EFF: Bad Facts, Really Bad Law: Court Orders Google to Censor Controversial
Video Based on Spurious Copyright Claim

http://j.mp/1hiSWHI  (EFF)

   "It's an old legal adage that bad facts lead to bad legal decisions,
    and today we've got a classic example in Garcia v. Google-the
    "Innocence of Muslims" case. Based on a copyright claim that is
    dubious at best, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Google
    to take offline a video that is the center of public controversy. We
    can still talk about it, but we can't see what we are talking about.
    We're hard-pressed to think of a better example of copyright
    maximalism trumping free speech."

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--Lauren--
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