Defaulting Web Host To Pay $62,624 In Damages, Fees On Copyright Claims

(April 25, 2017, 12:22 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge on April 21 recommended that a photographer be awarded $10,000 for each of five images infringed by web host Lycos Inc. — far less than the statutory maximum of $150,000 per infringed work originally sought in the case (Leif Skoogfors v. Lycos Inc., No. 16-2742, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61926)....