Defendants’ Profits of Less Than $700 Do Not Support Plaintiff’s Claim for $50,000 in Statutory Copyright Infringement Damages

Plaintiff flew too high with its $50,000 statutory damage claim for copyright infringement of its hummingbird feeder images. The court clipped damages to only $1000 per defaulting defendant. Plaintiff failed to explain why $50,000 was appropriate and reasonable in view of the four defendants’ respective profits of $253.77, $666.42, $91.44, and $226.24. Case: HB Feeder, … Continue reading…