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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2604689, member: 71723&quot;]All of the below is under 17 U.S.C. Section 1203: Civil Damages</p><p><br /></p><p>(c) Award of Damages.—</p><p>(1)In general.—Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person committing a violation of section 1201 or 1202 is liable for either—</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (A) the actual damages and any additional profits of the violator, as provided in paragraph (2), or</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; (B) <b><i>statutory damages, as provided in paragraph</i></b> <b><i>(3).</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>(2)Actual damages.—</p><p>The court shall award to the complaining party the actual damages suffered by the party as a result of the violation, and any profits of the violator that are attributable to the violation and are not taken into account in computing the actual damages, if the complaining party elects such damages at any time before final judgment is entered.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3)Statutory damages.—</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; (A) At any time before final judgment is entered, a complaining party may elect to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation of section 1201 in the sum of not less than $200 or more than $2,500 per act of circumvention, device, product, component, offer, or performance of service, as the court considers just.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><i> (B) At any time before final judgment is entered, a complaining party may elect to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation of section 1202 in the sum of not less than $2,500 or more than $25,000.</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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