Said Judge Stanton in denying Viacom's motion to amend its complaint to add a request for punitive damages: "It is time to extinguish the ignis fatuus held out by Blanch [v. Koons, 329 F. Supp. 2d 568 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)]. Common-law punitive damages cannot be recovered under the Copyright Act."
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