Court reinstates $675K music downloading verdict 
Published: September 22, 2011
Tags: Copyright Act, music downloading, remittitur
A judge could not reduce a copyright verdict against a music downloader on constitutional grounds without first addressing the defendant’s motion for remittitur, the 1st Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Illegal music download damages set at $2,250 per song
Published: July 27, 2011
Tags: Copyright Act, copyright infringement, due process, music downloading
Due process limited the copyright infringement damages that could be awarded against a music downloader to three times the statutory minimum, a U.S. District Court in Minnesota has ruled in reducing a $1.5 million jury verdict to $54,000.
COPYRIGHT ACT
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 2, 2010
Tags: Copyright Act
Section 411(a)’s registration requirement is a precondition to filing a copyright infringement claim, but a copyright holder’s failure to comply does not restrict a federal court’s subject-matter jurisdiction over infringement claims involving unregistered works.
U.S. Supreme Court. Reed Elsevier, Inc. v. Muchnick, No. 08-103. March 2, 2010. Lawyers
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