Copyright - Damages - General Charge

• Category: Federal - Jury Instructions - 11th Circuit - Civil
• State: Multi-State
• Control #: US-JURY-11THCIR-9-30
• Format: Word

Description

Pattern Jury Instructions from the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. For more information and to use the online Instruction builder please visit http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/pattern-jury-instructions Copyright — Damage— - General Charge is a legal term for the amount of money that a defendant must pay for an infringement of copyright. It is a type of damages that a court may award to a plaintiff who has been injured by a defendant's violation of copyright law. The amount of damages awarded depends on a variety of factors, including the nature and extent of the infringement, the plaintiff's actual losses, and the defendant's profits. Generally, damages are meant to make the plaintiff whole and put them in the same position they would have been in had the infringement not occurred. There are three different types of Copyright — Damage— - General Charge: actual damages, statutory damages, and attorney's fees. Actual damages refer to the amount of money that the plaintiff would have earned if the infringement had not occurred. Statutory damages are a set amount of money that a court may award to a plaintiff in lieu of actual damages. Attorney's fees are the costs that the plaintiff incurred in pursuing their case.

Copyright — Damage— - General Charge is a legal term for the amount of money that a defendant must pay for an infringement of copyright. It is a type of damages that a court may award to a plaintiff who has been injured by a defendant's violation of copyright law. The amount of damages awarded depends on a variety of factors, including the nature and extent of the infringement, the plaintiff's actual losses, and the defendant's profits. Generally, damages are meant to make the plaintiff whole and put them in the same position they would have been in had the infringement not occurred. There are three different types of Copyright — Damage— - General Charge: actual damages, statutory damages, and attorney's fees. Actual damages refer to the amount of money that the plaintiff would have earned if the infringement had not occurred. Statutory damages are a set amount of money that a court may award to a plaintiff in lieu of actual damages. Attorney's fees are the costs that the plaintiff incurred in pursuing their case.