Callahan v. LeFevre

How courts have described this case

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

• stating 26 that district courts have “wide discretion in determining the amount of statutory damages 27 to be awarded, constrained only by the specified maxima and minima” while interpreting 28 a similarly-worded copyright infringement provision
• awarding statutory damages on default judgment to plaintiff alleging copyright infringement
• “Where precedent in copyright cases is lacking, it is appropriate to look for guidance to patent law ‘because of the historic kinship between patent law and copyright law.’ ”
• “[The licensor’s] ability to monitor use would be jeopardized by allowing sublieensing without notice.”
• “a copyright license can not be transferred by the licensee without authorization”
• “The award will be overturned only for abuse of discretion.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).