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Statutory damages

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004684

Monetary awards set by law for certain violations, where actual damages may be difficult to prove or are not the primary concern. These damages are prescribed by statute and do not require a showing of actual harm. They are common in intellectual property infringement cases, such as copyright violations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004684
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004684",
  "term": "Statutory damages",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Monetary awards set by law for certain violations, where actual damages may be difficult to prove or are not the primary concern. These damages are prescribed by statute and do not require a showing of actual harm. They are common in intellectual property infringement cases, such as copyright violations.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/statutory-damages/"
}

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