Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Company v. Peter Catalanotte
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2003No. 02-1237PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARBLEY, District Judge.
Defendanb-Appellant, Peter Catalanotte (“Catalanotte”), appeals the district court’s decision awarding Plaintiff-Appellee, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), $5,000 in statutory damages pursuant to the Anticybers-quatting Consumer Protection Act. This Court has jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 15 U.S.C. § 1121(a). For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s award of statutory damages.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
Peter J. Catalanotte registered the Internet domain name FORDWORLD.COM on January 21, 1997. Catalanotte, an…
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