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The EFF has much better coverage: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/02/bad-facts-really-bad-law-court-orders-google-censor-controversial-video-based https://ww

The EFF has much better coverage: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/02/bad-facts-really-bad-law-court-orders-google-censor-controversial-video-based https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/02/bad-facts-really-bad-l... Note that this is an injunction ahead of the decision of whether her copyright claim is valid. This is especially bad, even if she does eventually succeed in her claim, as it reinforces claims of copyright infringement as a way to restrain speech (especially worrying here because her performance consists of 5 seconds of film).

rayiner 13y ago
To get a preliminary injunction, you have to show (among other things) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits as well as irreparable harm. I tend to agree with 'shalmanese above, which is that it would be a peculiar situation in which this precedent would allow you to suppress without there having been some bad conduct on the part of the speaker as is the case here.