Copyright infringement
Intellectual Property Rights

Copyright infringement takes place when a person, without the license or permission of the copyright owner exercises one of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner. Copyright protects against literal or verbatim copying as well as copying a substantial part of a copyright work.

A person infringing copyright is liable for damages and may be ordered by way of an injunction to cease and desist further infringements. Depending upon the disregard of the rights of the copyright owner and the benefit received by the infringement, the infringer may be liable for additional damages.

In essence the sum of damages is usually a notional license fee determined by the court with reference to previous decisions.