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The show notes for episode 59 of the Copyright 2.0 Show
Updated on May 19, 08
Created on May 19, 08
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It seems like Universal Music may come to regret pointing out the variety of reasons (pdf) why punitive damages can be seen as unconstitutional, as one would imagine that UMG's own filing will be raised against it in its own copyright infringement suits:
"While the Supreme Court has declined to adopt concrete or bright-line constitutional limits for the ratio between actual or potential harm and a punitive-damage award, the Court nonetheless observed that, "in practice, few awards exceeding a singled-digit ratio between punitive and compensatory damages, to a significant degree, will satisfy due process."... The court cited a 4-to-1 ratio as being close to the line of unconstitutional impropriety."
13 items | 111 visits
The show notes for episode 59 of the Copyright 2.0 Show
Updated on May 19, 08
Created on May 19, 08
Category: Others
URL: