Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens Football Club, Inc.

I respectfully dissent. I am of opinion that the district court erred by refusing to instruct the jury that the defendants’ profits are deemed attributable to the alleged copyright infringement unless the defendants prove otherwise.

I first recount some of the relevant facts from our earlier opinion in this case. In' 1995, Frederick Bouchat was a security guard at an office building. As word spread that a National Football League team was returning to Baltimore, Bouchat drew team designs and logos. He showed the designs to visitors of the building and sometimes gave them away as gifts. Bouchat…