article_snippet: Both escaped statutory damages as the infringement was found not to be willful.
article_snippet: The hardly predictable outcome over a song that made more than $16 million in profits will resonate in the music industry where copyright lawsuits are commonplace, but few such suits ever make it to trial.
article_snippet: Most never get past the summary judgment phase because judges carefully draw the line on any lawsuits alleging misappropriation of non-protectable ideas.
article_snippet: The highest profile disputes like the one between Tom Petty and Sam Smith over "Stay With Me" usually settle.
article_snippet: the judge dismissed those concerns.