Fabric Firm To High Court:  Separate Awards Permitted For Separate Infringers’ Acts

(August 31, 2021, 10:53 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Appealing the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling that it was entitled to only one statutory damages award for what it claims were distinct acts of infringement of the same copyrighted fabric design by five parties that are not jointly or severally liable, a fabric supplier in an Aug. 16 petition for certiorari asks the U.S. Supreme Court to provide guidance for statutory awards under Section 504 of the Copyright Act....