J&J Sports Productions Inc. v. Vasquez
- Andrew Carter
- 1:19-cv-08440
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In J&J Sports Productions Inc. v. Vasquez, Judge Carter awarded $1,800 in statutory damages and $5,000 in enhanced damages for a willful violation.
J&J Sports Productions Inc. and the defendants identified as Vasquez, et al.; the defendants were ordered to pay $1,800 in statutory damages and $5,000 in enhanced damages.
What happened
J&J Sports Productions Inc. v. Vasquez involved a court judgment based on an earlier order finding that the defendants committed a violation willfully and for commercial advantage or private financial gain.
The court awarded $1,800 in statutory damages. It also awarded $5,000 in enhanced damages, explaining that 13 people were at the restaurant and no entry fee was charged, making considerable profits unlikely.
Judge Andrew Carter entered the judgment on September 24, 2020, ordering the defendants to pay the stated damages.
The detailed version
- J&J Sports Productions Inc. v. Vasquez · No. 1:19-cv-08440
- Andrew Carter
- Sept. 24, 2020
Background
The judgment relies on the court’s earlier order dated June 15, 2020. The excerpt does not describe the underlying violation in detail. It states that the defendants’ violation was willful and was committed for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain.
Damages
The court ordered $1,800 in statutory damages. It also considered enhanced damages under Section 605(e)(3)(C)(i), which the court described as requiring an amount sufficient to compensate the plaintiff and deter the defendants and others from future violations.
The court awarded $5,000 in enhanced damages. It found that the scale of the violation supported a lower award than the amount requested by the plaintiff because 13 people were at the restaurant and no entry fee was charged. The court therefore concluded that $5,000 provided adequate deterrence and compensation.
Disposition
The judgment orders the stated statutory and enhanced damages. Judge Andrew Carter is identified in the supplied case information, but the excerpt itself is signed by the court clerk rather than by the judge.
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