Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Frank Music Corp.

How later courts describe this case

• portion of hotel/casino’s profits were awarded for copyright infringement in a musical revue performed at the hotel
• “Where a defendant alters infringing material to suit its own unique purposes, those alterations and the creativity behind them should be taken into account in apportioning the profits of the infringing work.”
• failure to designate the instructions as part of the record on appeal renders it impossible to review appellant’s contention that the trial court failed to properly instruct the jury
• deference to executive branch because of its exclusive power to conduct foreign affairs
• $1 million punitive damages awarded sustained against a company in a retaliatory discharge action
• a finding of willfulness is a factual determination
• attorney's fees awarded under 17 U.S.C. Sec. 505
• attorney’s fees awarded under 17 U.S.C. § 505