The Economics of Copyright Infringement in Robert Caplin vs Perez Hilton

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The Economics of Copyright Infringement in Robert Caplin vs Perez Hilton – PhotoShelter Blog

Freelance photographer Robert Caplin filed a copyright infringement and DMCA violation complaint on June 26, 2013 against Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr., aka Perez Hilton. Hilton is best described as an Internet gossip blogger, who has been known to approp

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Thus, Lavandeira could be exposed to statutory damages of up to $2.45 million dollars.

That is FANTASTIC, except no judge in his right mind would ever award that amount. Why? Because even with willful infringement, it’s hard to justify this amount as “reasonable.”