Statutory Damages Quotes

Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.

The effect of letting someone sue without showing harm is obvious: It makes it really easy to sue.

The Tort Tax adds to the cost of everything we buy because businesses and manufacturers have to cover themselves and their employees - just in case they get sued by a greedy personal injury lawyer.

If three men carry off a free born girl, they shall be compelled to pay 30 shillings. If there are more than three, each one [additional] shall pay 5 shillings. Those who commit rape shall be compelled to pay 2500 denars, which make 63 shillings.

If someone has copyright over some piece of your stuff, you can sell it without permission from the copyright holder because the copyright holder can only control the 'first-sale.' The Supreme Court has recognized this doctrine since 1908.

This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses.

The British judiciary needs to support intellectual property.

The tort system has correctly been called the lottery system.

It is extremely hard to bring a claim for compensation against the police or the Crown Prosecution Service, even when a person has been charged with an offence and later cleared.

In today's world, it never looks good when you're suing somebody who earned $20,000 for writing a book over a period of a year or two.

We filed suit against YouTube before the Google purchase. At the time I went after YouTube, I thought it was a small company ripping off our copyrights.

Actually, attorneys say, copying a purchased CD for even one friend violates the federal copyright code most of the time.