Legal Opinion
International Korwin Corp. v. Tadeusz Kowalczyk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1988No. 87-2376PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Tadeusz Kowalczyk appeals the district court’s determination that his multiple violations of federal copyright law were willful. In addition, he challenges the amount of the fine and fees imposed by the district court. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Background
A. Procedural Posture
The plaintiffs, music publishers and owners of the copyrighted songs at issue here, are members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (AS-CAP). 1 In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege that Mr. Kowalczyk, the sole proprietor of the Orbit Restaurant in…
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