New York Federal Magistrate Says Publishers Are Entitled To $6.2M Default Judgment

Mealey's (January 4, 2019, 8:54 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — In a Jan. 2 report, a New York federal magistrate judge recommended an award of $6.2 million on behalf of four publishers that accuse 15 individuals and one corporate defendant of copyright and trademark infringement in connection with their online sales of counterfeit textbooks (Elsevier Inc., et al. v. Siew Yee Chew, et al., No. 17-6225, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196)....