May 18, 2015
The full Ninth Circuit on Monday overturned a highly controversial panel decision that forced Google Inc. to pull an anti-Islam video from YouTube, calling it a "dubious" copyright ruling that "gave short shrift" to the First Amendment.
December 15, 2014
Google Inc. on Monday fought before the en banc Ninth Circuit to overturn a panel's controversial order forcing it to pull an anti-Islam video from YouTube on the theory that actors may have independent copyrights over their performances, saying the decision threatens to fragment films into patchworks of intellectual property.
December 12, 2014
An en banc Ninth Circuit is set to hear oral arguments Monday in Google Inc.'s bid to overturn a controversial panel ruling forcing the company to pull an anti-Islam video from YouTube — a decision premised on the idea that actors have independent copyrights in their film appearances.
November 26, 2014
A chorus of technology companies, news organizations and online rights groups threw their support behind Google Inc. on Tuesday, telling the Ninth Circuit to overturn its controversial ruling that forced the tech giant to pull an anti-Islam video from YouTube.
November 12, 2014
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday said it would rehear en banc a three-judge panel's decision that ordered Google Inc. to remove the polemic trailer for an anti-Islam film from YouTube in a suit brought by an actress who allegedly received death threats.
May 23, 2014
The producer of the anti-Islam video "Innocence of Muslims" on Tuesday countered the Ninth Circuit's controversial decision to force Google Inc. to remove the film from YouTube earlier this year, and rejected the notion that an actress had a copyright claim to the film for her role in the production.
April 15, 2014
Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and other Internet titans lodged an amicus brief Monday urging the full Ninth Circuit to overturn a controversial ruling that forced Google Inc. to pull an anti-Islam video from YouTube, saying it would put a massive new burden on Web companies if affirmed.
April 01, 2014
The Ninth Circuit refused to sanction Google Inc. on Monday over allegations that the Web giant flouted a highly controversial court order forcing it to remove an anti-Islam video from YouTube.
March 26, 2014
The actor who won a controversial court order forcing Google Inc. to remove an anti-Islam video from YouTube asked on Tuesday that the search giant be held in contempt for failing to comply, demanding massive sanctions over its "near-total disregard" of the injunction.
March 14, 2014
The New York Times, The Washington Post and other newspapers on Thursday jumped into the ongoing fight over a controversial court order that forced Google Inc. to remove an anti-Islam video from YouTube, warning the Ninth Circuit that it set a dangerous free-speech precedent for news organizations.