The circuit court also upheld the award of $22,500 in statutory damages against Gonzalez, recognizing that this amount represented the then-current minimum award provided under the 1976 Copyright Act for per-song infringement claims.
The circuit court upheld the $22,500 statutory damages awarded to Gonzalez, noting that this sum was equivalent to the minimum penalty set forth in the 1976 Copyright Act for every song infringed upon claim during that period.