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BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. v. STAR AMUSEMENTS, INC.

No. 93-4074.

44 F.3d 485 (1995)

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STAR AMUSEMENTS, INC. and Leland Charles Hescher, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied January 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Zavin (argued), Edward L. Powers, Victor C. Bushell, Richards & O'Neil, New York City, James Balanoff, Balanoff & Balanoff, Munster, IN, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Timothy F. Kelly (argued), Karl K. Vanzo, Munster, IN, for defendants-appellants.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied January 30, 1995.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

In this copyright infringement suit, a jukebox operator challenges the district court's award of $140,000, the maximum statutory damages. In fixing its award, the district court relied in part on defendants' failure to pay more than $75,000 in copyright registration fees. We affirm.

Background

Under federal law, a copyright holder has the right...

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