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Bratz jury asks if can split decision on copyright
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RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - A California jury considering awarding damages to Mattel Inc in a trial against MGA Entertainment Inc over the Bratz doll line on Friday asked a question suggesting they might find copyright infringement for early dolls but not later ones.
"Can we find that the first generation dolls violate copyright but the second generation do not?" the jury asked in a note to the court. Federal Judge Stephen Larson responded that the jury could split its decision in that way.
The jury also asked a question for which Larson requested clarification. "Our dilemma: appropriation of first generation is $4 M in profits," the jury wrote.
The questions hinted at possible damages in the case, where Mattel has argued that MGA and its chief executive, Isaac Larian should surrender nearly $2 billion in profits as well as pay punitive damages.
(Reporting by Syantani Chatterjee, editing by Peter Henderson and Gunna Dickson)
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