<P> Injunctions: Copyright Act § 502 authorizes courts to grant both preliminary and permanent injunctions against copyright infringement . There are also provisions for impounding allegedly infringing copies and other materials used to infringe, and for their destruction . </P> <P> Damages and / or Profits: Copyright Act § 504 gives the copyright owner a choice of recovering: (1) their actual damages and any additional profits of the defendant; or (2) statutory damages . </P> <P> Both temporary and permanent injunctions are available to prevent or restrain infringement of a copyright . An "injunction" is a court order directing the defendant to stop doing something (e.g., stop selling infringing copies). One form of equitable relief that is available in copyright cases is a seizure order . At any time during the lawsuit, the court may order the impoundment of any and all copies of the infringing products . The seizure order may include materials used to produce such copies, such as master tapes, film negatives, printing plates, etc . Items that are impounded during the course of the lawsuit can, if the plaintiff wins, be ordered destroyed as part of the final decree . </P> <P> A copyright holder can also seek monetary damages . Injunctions and damages are not mutually exclusive . One can have injunctions and no damages, or damages and no injunctions, or both injunctions and damages . There are two types of damages: actual damages and profits, or statutory damages . </P>

Copyright law in the united states which governs intellectual property rights