In UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Grande Communications Networks, LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that under Section 504(c)(1) of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1)), a compilation is eligible for only one statutory damage award, whether or not its constituent works are separately copyrightable.
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Individual Songs in Compilation Not Eligible for Separate Copyright Statutory Damages Awards: Fifth Circuit
