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"Hard to prove damages" hasn't stopped the RIAA and Sony from claiming $750 per song and winning.



They have statutory damages for that, so they do not need to prove actual damages most of the time. I say "most of the time" because I think there are a few cases where statutory damages can become unavailable. I don't remember the details, but I think I heard once that someone mucked up registering their copyright and was unable to claim statutory damages because of that.




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