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F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc., 344 U.S. 228 (1952)
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F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc., 344 U.S. 228 (1952)
F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc. No. 42 Argued November 17, 1952 Decided December 22, 1952 344 U.S. 228
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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Respondent sued petitioner under the Copyright Act to recover for infringement of copyright on a statuette, infringing copies of which had been sold by petitioner in its stores. Petitioner proved that its gross profit from the infringement was $899.16. The evidence of damage suffered by respondent, though indicating real and substantial injury, was insufficient to establish the amount of damage actually sustained. The trial court allowed recovery of $5,000 "statutory damages."
Held: The award of damages in the amount of $5,000 was authorized by 17 U.S.C. § 101(b). Pp. 229-234.
(a) The fact that petitioner proved that its gross profit from the infringement was $899.16 does not limit recovery to that amount. Pp. 231-233.
(b) Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp., 309 U.S. 390, and Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co. v. Buck, 283 U.S. 202, distinguished. P. 234.
(c) The statute empowers the trial court, in the exercise of a sound judicial discretion, to determine whether, on all the facts, a recovery upon proven profits and damages or one estimated within the statutory limits is more just, and there was no abuse of that discretion in this case. P. 234.
193 F.2d 162 affirmed.
In an action under the Copyright Act to recover for infringement of copyright, the District Court gave judgment for the plaintiff, respondent here. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 193 F.2d 162. This Court granted a limited writ of certiorari. 343 U.S. 963. Affirmed, p. 234.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc., 344 U.S. 228 (1952) in 344 U.S. 228 344 U.S. 229. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6SUUV6HQ852X8Y.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc., 344 U.S. 228 (1952), in 344 U.S. 228, page 344 U.S. 229. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6SUUV6HQ852X8Y.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc., 344 U.S. 228 (1952). cited in 1952, 344 U.S. 228, pp.344 U.S. 229. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=I6SUUV6HQ852X8Y.
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