A device maker that claimed that a competitors' Web site infringed its copyright in a sales catalogue was due 30,000 dollars in statutory damages, but should surrender a domain name registration that incorporated the competitor's name, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia ruled June 18 (Silver Ring Splint Co. v. Digisplint Inc., W.D. Va., No. 3:06cv00065, 6/18/08). On April 9, the court had awarded summary judgment to Silver Ring Splint Co. on its claim that Digisplint Inc.'s Web site had incorporated its copyrighted materials. In its latest decision, the court determined that the infringement had been willful and that Silver Ring was entitled to a damages award at the outside range of the statute.
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