Copyright remedies : a litigator's guide to damages and other relief

Copyright damages incorporate some unusual aspects, and foresight is required to take full advantage of (or to defend against) the range of available remedies. Copyright Remedies: A Litigator s Guide to Damages and Other Relief is a concise, practical guide for any litigator prosecuting, defending, or evaluating a copyright infringement lawsuit or claim under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), any practitioner responsible for a copyrighted work that may become the subject of litigation, and any attorney advising clients on copyright and DMCA issues. The authors, both experienced litigators with wide experience in copyright and intellectual property cases, explain the range of remedies available and provide numerous checklists and analysis of subcategories of damages. The information they offer is both readable and thorough, citing key cases as well as unusual ones and identifying significant differences among the circuits. Chapters are organized to give a quick overview of the available remedies, and each provides a checklist of available subcategories of damages or more detail on the elements and important considerations for each particular remedy."

• Acknowledgements p. vii
• About the Authors p. ix
• Chapter 1 Introduction and Scope Of Work p. 1
• Chapter 2 Registration As A Threshold Issue For Determining Available Remedies p. 5
• I Scope, Operation, and Purpose of Registration Requirement p. 6
• II Exceptions to the Registration Requirement p. 8
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 10
• Chapter 3 Plaintiff's Actual Damages and Defendant's Profits p. 11
• I Scope and Purpose of the Remedy p. 11
• II Time Period Covered p. 13
• III Litigating the Copyright Owner's Actual Damages p. 15
• A Plaintiff's Proof of Loss: General Principles p. 15
• B Items Recoverable as Actual Damages p. 18
• 1 Specific, Identifiable Lost Business p. 18
• 2 Copyright Owner's Lost Profits p. 18
• 3 Price or Market Erosion p. 20
• 4 Hypothetical Lost License Fee for Value of the Use p. 21
• 5 Expenses Incurred Due to Infringement p. 23
• 6 Damage to Goodwill or Reputation p. 24
• 7 Prejudgment Interest p. 25
• IV Litigating the Infringer's Profits p. 28
• A Plaintiff's Burden: Proving Defendant's Gross Revenue from the Infringement p. 29
• B Defendant's Burden: Offsetting Expenses p. 32
• 1 Manufacturing and Other Direct Costs of Goods Sold p. 33
• 2 Royalties, Commissions, and Salaries p. 34
• 3 Overhead p. 34
• 4 Income Taxes p. 35
• C Defendant's Burden: Apportionment of Profits from Infringement p. 36
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 39
• Chapter 4 Statutory Damages p. 41
• I Overview and Scope of Remedy p. 41
• II Purpose of Statutory Damages p. 42
• III Calculating the Number of Statutory Damage Awards p. 43
• A Number of Works Infringed p. 44
• 1 Television Programs p. 46
• 2 Musical Works p. 47
• 3 Photographs p. 48
• 4 Characters p. 49
• 5 Software p. 49
• B Number of Separate Defendants p. 49
• IV Determining the Amount of the Award p. 54
• A Setting the Applicable Range p. 54
• 1 Evidence of Willfulness p. 56
• 2 Evidence of Innocence p. 58
• B Factors That Affect the Size of Each Award p. 60
• V Election of Statutory Damages p. 64
• VI Judicial Reduction of Allegedly Excessive Statutory Damages Awards p. 69
• VII Punitive Damages Contrasted p. 74
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 75
• Chapter 5 Damages Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act p. 77
• I Overview p. 77
• II The DMCA's Anticircumvention and Copyright Management Protections (17 U.S.C. §§ 1201,1202) p. 78
• A Causes of Action for Circumvention and CMI Removal p. 78
• B Remedies for DMCA Violations (17 U.S.C. § 1203) p. 80
• 1 Plaintiffs Actual Damages and Violator's Profits p. 80
• 2 DMCA Statutory Damages p. 82
• III The DMCA's Notice and Takedown Provision and Misrepresentation Cause of Action (17 U.S.C. § 512) p. 85
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 87
• Chapter 6 Injunctions p. 89
• I The Applicable Standard for Injunctive Relief: Demise of the Presumption of Irreparable Harm p. 89
• II Issues Related to Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions p. 92
• A Procedural Requirements p. 92
• B Establishing Likelihood of Success p. 93
• C Bond Requirement p. 95
• D Strategic Considerations in Seeking Preliminary Relief p. 97
• III Issues Related to Permanent Injunctions p. 99
• IV Elements for Obtaining Injunction p. 101
• A Irreparable Injury p. 102
• B Inadequacy of Monetary Damages p. 104
• C Balance of Hardship p. 106
• D Public Interest p. 107
• Key Points And Practice Tips p. 109
• Chapter 7 Impoundment and Destruction p. 111
• I Ex Parte Seizure Orders p. 111
• II Other Forms of Impoundment and Destruction p. 113
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 116
• Chapter 8 Attorneys' Fees and Other Costs p. 117
• I Overview p. 117
• II Prerequisites to Fee Awards p. 118
• A Timely Registration by Copyright Owner p. 118
• B Status as Prevailing Party p. 119
• C Timely Motion for Fees p. 121
• III Prevailing Party's Eligibility for a Fee Award p. 122
• A The Copyright Act Requires an "Evenhanded" Approach to Fees p. 122
• B Frivolousness and Objective Unreasonableness p. 125
• C Motivation p. 126
• D Need for Compensation and Deterrence p. 128
• IV Determining the Amount of the Fee Award p. 129
• V Other Recoverable Costs p. 132
• VI Strategic Considerations p. 133
• Key Points and Practice Tips p. 137
• Index p. 139