What is the current state of the law on damages for copyright infringement?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Reinicke v. Creative Empire, LLC, CASE NO. 12cv1405-GPC(KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
Punitive damages are not available under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. 504 (authorizing actual or statutory damages for copyright infringement); Oboler v. Goldin, 714 F.2d 211, 213 (2d Cir.
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