Panorama Records, Inc. (“Panorama”), a purveyor of karaoke discs, resembles the majority
of these participants. It entered the business of recording and selling karaoke discs without
considering whether doing so infringed the intellectual property rights of others. Before long, this
lack of foresight caught up with Panorama.
This case requires us to review a district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of, and
monetary award to, a plaintiff copyright holder whose musical compositions Panorama copied on
its karaoke discs. Ultimately, we conclude that the district court (1) correctly concluded that
Panorama willfully infringed the plaintiffs’ copyrights, and did not abuse its discretion by (2)
awarding the plaintiffs $806,000 in statutory damages, (3) denying Panorama’s motion to transfer
venue, and (4) awarding the plaintiffs attorney fees. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s
judgment in all respects.
