Legal Opinion
Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 1998No. 96-1768PublishedCited by 363 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Section 504(e) of the Copyright Act of 1976 permits a copyright owner “to recover, instead of actual damages and profits, an award of statutory damages ..., in a sum of not less than $500 or more than $20,000 as the court considers just.” 90Stat. 2585, as amended, 17 U. S. C. § 504(c)(1). In this case, we consider whether § 504(e) or the Seventh Amendment grants a right to a jury trial when a copyright owner elects to recover statutory damages. We hold that although the statute is silent on the point, the Seventh Amendment provides a right to a jury trial, which includes a right to a jury…
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