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Bitmanagement Software GmBH (“Bitmanagement”) appeals the damages judgment it received in the United States Court of Federal Claims as compensation for copyright infringement committed by the United States Navy (“Navy”). The Court of Federal Claims determined that a hypothetical negotiation between the parties would have resulted in a license to Bitmanagement’s software at a cost of $154,400, which it ordered the Navy to pay Bitmanagement. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.

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