Late Friday, as scheduled, HarperCollins filed its first brief outlining the relief and damages it wants from Open Road Integrated Media for publishing the digital edition of Jean Craighead George’s JULIE OF THE WOLVES, following Judge Naomi Reece Buchwald’s grant of summary judgment in Harper’s favor in March. Harper seeks the maximum statutory damages “of no less than $30,000 for Open Road’s blatant infringement,” attorneys’ fees and costs totaling almost $1.1 million, a permanent injunction barring Open Road’s publication, and “such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper.” Harper says in its filing that Open Road’s infringement has continued following Judge Buchwald’s […]
