Re: personal liability for copyright infringement

Stephen J. Hyland <shyland[_at_]computer-lawyer.com> wrote:
>
> Interestingly, I have also found cases that hold that copyright
> infringement is considered to be the kind of willful or malicious
> damage to property that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. There
> are about five cases on this issue, all of which have followed
> this reasoning.
 

Does anybody know whether a settlement of a willful copyright infringement case is similarly protected against bankruptcy? After all, a settlement agreement is based on contract law, not copyright law.

Policy favoring settling cases would suggest such settlement agreements should be protected against bankruptcy. Still, I'd hate to find out otherwise once I settled a case and the infringer filed bankruptcy.

Any experience or case cites would be appreciated.

NOTE: I came into this discussion late, so forgive me if I'm repeating old questions.

Heidi Pliam
<pliam[_at_]aol.com> Received on Wed Oct 15 1997 - 20:30:53 GMT