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Article: Davis Wright Tremaine Attorneys Win Largest-Reported Copyright Infringement Statutory Damages Award for Columbia TriStar Television.
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- April 12, 1999
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 1999--
$31+ Million Jury Award Follows U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
In the largest-reported award of statutory damages for copyright infringement, a jury in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, on April 8, awarded Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. $31,680,000 against C. Elvin Feltner, Jr.
The jury determined that Feltner willfully infringed Columbia's copyrights when three television stations he controlled broadcast 440 episodes of "Who's The Boss," "Hart to Hart," "T.J. Hooker" and "Silver Spoons" over a 19 month period after Columbia terminated the program licenses for nonpayment. Columbia was represented ...