There's also the added risk of something called "willful infringement."

还可能存在“故意侵权”的附加风险。

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i4i is further awarded enhanced damages of $40,000,000 for Microsoft’s willful infringement.

i4i获得进一步加强损害赔偿，微软的蓄意侵权行为赔偿4千万美元

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Microsoft's infringement of the '449 Patent has been and continues to be willful and deliberate.

微软对“449号专利”的行为已构成侵权，而且一直是蓄意和故意的。

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And second, patent law awards triple damages in cases of willful infringement.

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He also believes Apple will be awarded enhanced damages for willful infringement.

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Quite similar to other gripes brought against the outfit in the past, this dispute claims that XM's service "constitutes pervasive and willful copyright infringement to the overwhelming detriment of copyright holders, legitimate online music services and, ultimately, consumers, " but we're still scratching our heads on the "consumers" bit too.

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