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Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment · ¶12

Under the Copyright Act, copyright owners have the exclusive rights to copy, distribute, and digitally transmit their copyrighted works. § 106. So, for example, if a musician has a copyright for a song recording, others generally cannot copy and share that recording without the musician's permission. The Copyright Act provides that “[a]nyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner . . . is an infringer of the copyright.” §501(a). A willful infringer faces statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work. § 504(c)(2).
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