Case: Copyrights/Default Judgment (E.D. Pa.)

A default judgment against Christopher Columbus LLC for copyright infringement won’t be vacated, but the $56,000 amount is excessive and will be reduced to $33,600 plus costs in the amount of $560. Christopher Columbus LLC showed the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor boxing match on its yacht but didn’t pay the licensing fee to Joe Hand Promotions Inc., which distributes and licenses sporting events to commercial establishments. Joe Hand was awarded statutory damages of $56,000 for Christopher Columbus LLC’s willful copyright infringement. Christopher Columbus LLC failed to defend against the allegations, which itself is evidence of willfulness, and the record contains evidence ...