But punitive damage awards often take years to resolve and can be cut down on appeal.

但是，惩罚性赔偿判决经常需要几年去解决，可能会降低诉求金额。

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Traditionally, damage awards in Chinese IP lawsuits have been small, and the plaintiffs have usually been foreigners suing Chinese companies claiming infringement of IP rights.

传统上，中国知识产权诉讼的损害赔偿金额都很小，而且原告通常是外国公司，起诉中国公司侵犯知识产权。

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Although the industry group says most of the damage comes from handheld video camera recordings in theaters around the world, awards screeners are still a problem.

尽管影业组织表示，从全球来看，大部分损失源于影院的手持录像机，但寄给评委的碟片也是个大问题。

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The company argues that the courts can't expand upon this by imposing excessive damage awards.

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Despite the credit rating, investors fear that punitive-damage awards could cripple the industry, or even wipe it out.

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