The following excerpt is from Reinicke v. Creative Empire, LLC, CASE NO. 12cv1405-GPC(KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
Punitive damages are not available under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. 504 (authorizing actual or statutory damages for copyright infringement); Oboler v. Goldin, 714 F.2d 211, 213 (2d Cir.
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