Opinion ID: 734276
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Heading: amount of statutory damages awarded

Text: 59 [T]he court has wide discretion in determining the amount of statutory damages to be awarded, constrained only by the specified maxima and minima. Harris v. Emus Records Corp., 734 F.2d 1329, 1335 (9th Cir.1984). Within these limits the court's discretion and sense of justice are controlling. Peer International, 909 F.2d at 1336 (quoting F.W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, 344 U.S. 228, 232, 73 S.Ct. 222, 225, 97 L.Ed. 276 (1952)). Feltner argues that the court's award was erroneous because it failed to take into account certain factors and because it failed to articulate its reasons for the award. However, considering the numerous willful infringements involved, for which the maximum award is $100,000 per work infringed, the district court's award of $20,000 per work infringed is well within the statutory limits and is not an abuse of discretion.