GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
A plaintiff must usually prove damages to recover in a lawsuit. But to encourage compliance, some laws provide automatic damages. The Copyright Act of 1976 is an example. It has a provision allowing a copyright holder to elect statutory damages—in an amount the court sets between $750 and $30,000 per infringed...
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