Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. announced that the defendants in a copyright infringement action commenced by the company have agreed to settle the claims against them for the aggregate amount of $345,000. The terms of the settlement also provide for the conversion of a previously entered injunction against the defendants into a permanent injunction, and require the defendants to destroy within 10 days all remaining inventory and screens used to create copies of Pacific Sunwear's art designs.

The defendants in the case were Michelle Inc.; California Dream Co. Inc., dba Pink Ice aka “Pinky Wear”; Fashion Focus Inc.; Elpis Inc., dba Miss Thing; Miry Collection Inc.; Rainbow Apparel Distribution Center Corp.; The New 5-7-9 and Beyond Inc.; Ladies Care Inc., dba “Downey Miry,” “Fullerton Miry” and “Covina Miry”; KJ Clothing Inc., dba “Palmdale Miry,” “Whittier Miry” and “La Isla Bonita”; Bene Clothing Inc., dba Southgate Blossom; Rabinovitch Miry; Whittier Blossom; L.C. Purchasing Inc.; and Silhouette Clothing Inc.

The case was filed in the federal court for the Central District of California.