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Louis Vuitton Wins $10.8 Million from ISPs

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On August 28, a federal court jury awarded Louis Vuitton Malletier, S.A. $32.4 million in a suit against two Internet Service Providers and their owner. The suit alleged trademark and copyright infringement.

Louis Vuitton Wins at Trial

The jury concluded that:

  • The ISPs knew, or should have known, that their customers were selling, online, counterfeit goods that infringed LV trademarks and copyrights.
  • The ISPs willful contributed to sales of the counterfeit goods.
  • The ISPs were not entitled to the “safe harbor” protections of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (see How Websites Can Avoid Liability for User-provided Content).

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