Re:Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video of...
by pseudalopex on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:03PM
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Copyright infringement is a statutory tort. But you're right the law makes the infringement itself a violation. And fair use is just a defense.
Where did you go to law school, exactly?
Copyright infringement is not tort. Copyright infringement is a creature of federal law, not common law like tort is. And copyright owners can claim statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work in lieu of actual damages at their election. See 17 U.S. 504(c).
And fair use is a defense to a prima facie copyright infringement claim.