United States Second Circuit

Section 504(b) of the Copyright Act permits a copyright owner to recover actual damages, in appropriate circumstances, for the fair market value of a license covering the defendant's infringing use.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/27/2000
• Decided 04/03/2001
• Published 04/03/2001

Judges

• LEVAL, Circuit Judge:, Before:  LEVAL, PARKER and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth Spole, Syosset, NY (On Davis, pro se, on the brief) for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lorin L. Reisner, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY (Suzanne J. Irving on the brief) for Appellees.