Owner of copyrights in television programs sued television station owner for infringement. The United States District Court for the Central District of California, Edward Rafeedie, J., granted summary judgment to copyright owner. Television station owner appealed. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 106 F.3d 284, affirmed in all relevant respects. Television station owner filed petition for writ of certiorari. The Supreme Court, Justice Thomas, held that: (1) Copyright Act does not grant right to have jury assess statutory damages, but (2) Seventh Amendment provides right to jury trial on all issues pertinent to award of statutory damages in copyright infringement action, including amount itself.
Reversed and remanded.