Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. v. Krypton Broadcasting of Birmingham, Inc.

This matter comes before the court on three related appeals. Defendant C. Elvin Feltner, Jr. (“Feltner”) appeals from a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff, Columbia Pictures Television Inc. (“Columbia”), $31.68 million in statutory damages for violations of the Copyright Act of 1976 (“Copyright Act”), 17 U.S.C. § 101 , et seq. In a separate appeal, Columbia asserts that the district court erred in denying its motion for attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Copyright Act. Finally, in a third appeal, Feltner asserts that the district court erred in facilitating Columbia’s efforts to enforce its judgment against him pending appeal by certifying the judgment for registration in other districts pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1963 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

I.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Feltner is the sole shareholder of Krypton International Corporation, a holding company that owns all of the stock in defendant Krypton Broadcasting Corporation (“KBC”). KBC, in turn, owns three television stations in the Southeast, which were also named as defendants in this action. 1 In 1990, each of the three stations licensed…