New York Federal Judge: No Double Recovery Under Copyright, Lanham Acts

Mealey's (April 27, 2018, 12:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A magistrate judge did not err in rejecting efforts by prevailing copyright and trademark infringement plaintiffs to recover damages under both the Copyright Act and the Lanham Act because double recovery is disfavored in cases involving the sale of pirated material, a New York federal judge ruled April 25 (Cengage Learning Inc., et al. v. Globonline SDN BHD, et al., No. 14-3174, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70315)....