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· 12/9/2005

BMG Music v. Gonzalez

Citations

  • 430 F.3d 888
  • 77 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1312
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 26903
  • 2005 WL 3336532

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that there is no right to a jury trial on damages in copyright cases when only the minimum statutory damages are awarded
  • explaining that there is no right to a jury trial on damages in copyright cases when only the minimum statutory damages are awarded
  • noting that amount of statutory damages within the statutorily permissible range “is a question for the jury, unless both sides agree to decision by the court”
  • upholding the issuance of an injunction in addition to a damages award
  • “When there are no disputes of material fact, the court may enter summary judgment without transgressing the Constitution.”
  • \A 'fair use' of copyrighted material is not infringement.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Easterbrook, Evans, Williams

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