The following excerpt is from DirecTV Inc. v. Mina Chau, CASE NO. 11cv1821 WQH (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
"The district court has 'wide discretion in determining the amount of statutory damages to be awarded.'" DirecTV Inc. v. Le, 267 F. App'x 636 (9th Cir. 2008) (quoting Harris v. Emus Records Corp., 734 F.2d 1329, 1335 (9th Cir.1984)). When determining damages, courts evaluate the extent to which a plaintiff demonstrated a defendant's intent to profit from the
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