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Re:Misuse of Creative Commons-licensed photo leads to public... by dietrichepp on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:06PM (#12107024)
There are some cases where infringement was recognized but damages were $0 because that was the amount the creator would have earned for a licensed use. Unless I'm remembering incorrectly.
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Re:Misuse of Creative Commons-licensed photo leads to public... by tamana on Saturday July 16, 2016 @01:50PM (#12107209)
Citation needed, that's patently absurd. Unless the damages were $0 PLUS following the terms of the license (adding a statement of credit for BSD, offering a download of the modified source for GPL etc)

In general, the remedy for violating a license is to follow through on the license agreement.

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