Citation[]
Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Sanfilippo, 1998 WL 207856l, 46 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1350 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 25, 1998).
Factual Background[]
The defendants were distributing copyrighted Playboy images on its website. Playboy sued them for copyright infringement.
Trial Court Proceedings[]
The court found for Playboy and allowed Playboy to recover statutory damages for each of the 7,500 images infringed, rather than awarding damages on a per magazine basis. The judgment was for $3.74 million plus costs and attorney's fees.