F.E.L. PUBLICATIONS v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO

Nos. 84-2025, 84-2119.

754 F.2d 216 (1985)

F.E.L. PUBLICATIONS, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant. and F.E.L. PUBLICATIONS, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Kiesler, Kiesler & Berman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Don H. Reuben, Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants, cross-appellees.

Before BAUER and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and DOYLE, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 13, 1985.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff F.E.L. Publications, Ltd. (F.E.L.), a publisher of religious music, was awarded $190,400 in actual damages for copyright infringement resulting from the unauthorized use and copying of its hymnals and songsheets by defendant Catholic Bishop of Chicago (Catholic Bishop). Plaintiff appeals this award, challenging the district court's denial of its request for $1.5 million...

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