Aylo Premium Ltd. v. John Does 1–20, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington grants Aylo Premium Ltd.’s motion for default judgment against Alex Abdullaev in a copyright infringement action. The court awards $10,200,000 in statutory damages, grants permanent injunctive relief including disabling and transferring specified domain names, and awards $20,680 in attorneys’ fees and $755 in costs. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment and close the case.

Holdings

1. Aylo was entitled to statutory damages, but the court declined to award the requested $30.6 million and instead awarded $5,000 for each of 2,040 infringed works, totaling $10,200,000.
2. Aylo was entitled to a permanent injunction precluding Abdullaev from infringing Aylo's copyrighted works.
3. The court ordered the registries hosting Abdullaev's websites to disable and transfer the specified domain names to Aylo.
4. Aylo was entitled to $20,680 in attorney's fees and $755 in costs under 17 U.S.C. § 505.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Aylo was entitled to statutory damages for Abdullaev's willful infringement and, if so, in what amount.
2. Whether Aylo was entitled to a permanent injunction against further infringement.
3. Whether the court should order the relevant domain registries to disable and transfer the websites' domain names to Aylo.
4. Whether Aylo was entitled to attorney's fees and costs under 17 U.S.C. § 505.

Disposition

other