Legal Opinion
Chi-Boy Music, Realsongs and Virgin Music, Incorporated v. Charlie Club, Incorporated and Charles Vavrus
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1991No. 90-2779, 90-2794PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The defendants challenge the district court’s finding of willful violations of federal copyright law. They also contest the court’s damages calculations and attorney’s fee award. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
The plaintiffs are copyright owners and members of the American Society of Com posers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). 1 They brought two separate actions for copyright infringement against Charlie Club, Inc. and its owner and operator, Charles Vavrus (collectively Charlie Club). The suits were based upon…
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