Supreme Court 2 June 2003, US086-j (Trademarks)

U.S. Supreme Court

Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

539 U.S. 23

2003

JUSTICESCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

Inthis case, we are asked to decide whether § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U. S.C. § 1125(a), prevents the unaccredited copying of a work, and if so, whether acourt may double a profit award under § 1117(a), in order to deter futureinfringing conduct.