statutory damages

Fairey’s letter: “I believe you have willfully infringed our rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et. seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.” The Associated Press and the artist Shepard Fairey have reached a settlement in their copyright battle over Mr.

Fairey's use of an A.P. photograph.

I am someone who strongly encourages everyone to register their copyright.

Doing so is your ticket to federal court when you are infringed, and provides for remedies like statutory damages and repayment of attorney's fees when you win.

PicScout, one of several image search solutions, has been mis-informing people of late, and it's not sitting well with me.

Recently, the well meaning folks at Public Knowledge purported to demystify the Orphan Works bills, suggesting their own series of "Myths", and offering up "facts" (Orphan Works Myths and Facts).

The problem is, the PK folks just can't have their own set of facts. To that end, we've taken the opportunity to "bust", correct, clarify, shoot holes in, or otherwise offer a contributing attorney’s criticism of the PK "Facts".