Legal Opinion
Walt Disney Company v. Carl Powell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1990No. 88-7266PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge:
Carl Powell appeals from all three parts of a decision of the district court in a copyright infringement suit instituted against Powell, trading as J & L Distributors, by the Walt Disney Company (“Disney”). Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2), the district court awarded Disney statutory damages in the amount of $15,000 for each of six copyright infringements it found Powell had committed. It also awarded Disney $20,000 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505. Finally, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 502, the court permanently…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Cooling Systems and Flexibles, Inc., a California Corporation, Plaintiff v. Stuart Radiator, Inc., Stuart-Western, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Orth-O-Vision, Inc. v. Home Box OfficeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Sheldon Engel v. Teleprompter CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Christopher Phelps & Associates, LLC v. GallowayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- Gamma Audio & Video, Inc. v. Ean-Chea D/B/A Overseas VideoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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