In God Nosotros Trust ... Exactly The Courts Accolade Higher Damages


This from Findlaw.com: a Baptist pastor inwards Maryland is suing a mortgage fellowship he says willfully infringed the copyright of i of his songs past times using it inwards radio ads. James N. Flowers Jr, pastor of Shining Star Baptist Church (Seat Pleasant, Md), says his identify unit of measurement has a long history of performing gospel music. In 2003 Flowers wrote several songs in addition to released a CD called "Just Inside the Gates". H5N1 yr later, Flowers says, he learned that Maryland-based First Mortgage America was using a vocal from the CD, "Ride Out Your Storm" inwards its radio advertisements without his authorisation. Flowers says he obtained federal copyright protection for the vocal inwards August 2003. He has filed a electrical load inwards the the US District Court for the District of Maryland. He alleges that he asked First Mortgage to terminate using the song, but the fellowship refused, offering him only pennies every bit payment for its prior unlawful infringement, fifty-fifty patch continuing to engage inwards what Flowers says is willful infringement. The accommodate seeks actual or statutory damages, too every bit damages of $150,000 per infringing act.


is concerned that, on calling his album "Just Inside the Gates", Pastor Flowers may facial expression upward accommodate from Intel ("Inside" in addition to Microsoft's Bill Gates) for commercially exploiting their combined reputation. Merpel wonders whether, if the Pastor believes that the dearest of coin is the origin of all evil, he mightiness only settle for an injunction.

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