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US actress files second lawsuit over anti-Muslim film, claiming copyright infringement
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A U.S. actress who appeared in an anti-Muslim movie trailer that sparked violent protests across the Middle East has filed a federal lawsuit against the filmmaker and YouTube to have the clip taken offline.
The complaint filed Wednesday by Cindy Lee Garcia cites copyright infringement and seeks unspecified damages. Garcia’s attorney, Cris Armenta, says YouTube and its parent company, Google Inc., would be served with the suit Thursday.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge last week denied a similar motion filed by Garcia to have “Innocence of Muslims” removed.
Violence sparked by the film broke out Sept. 11 in Egypt and Libya, and an attack that day on the U.S. consulate in Libya killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others.
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