Remedies for infringement: Injunctions. There are a number of remedies for copyright infringement, including injections, damages, criminal penalties, and more.Read more about these remedies here. The defendant will also typically receive an injunction barring them from continuing the infringement in the future, upon further penalties. Generally, there are several things a copyrights holder must show to obtain a court ordered injunction to stop willful copyright infringement. The overwhelming majority of courts have held that a copyright claim "accrues" not on the date a particular infringement occurs (the socalled injury rule), Copyright owners of all of these works may seek remedies under the federal Copyright Act in the event of infringement.