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{{a|contract|}}What an [[agent]] must do if it profits (without permission) with its [[principal]]’s property; what a thief (or breacher of [[copyright]]) must do to its victim with the ill-gotten gains of its misfeasance. Importantly, ''not'' what a [[breach of contract|breacher of contract]] must do to an innocent [[counterparty]]: there the measure of compensation is the innocent party’s [[loss]]. | {{a|contract|{{loss v damages}}}}What an [[agent]] must do if it profits (without permission) with its [[principal]]’s property; what a thief (or breacher of [[copyright]]) must do to its victim with the ill-gotten gains of its misfeasance. Importantly, ''not'' what a [[breach of contract|breacher of contract]] must do to an innocent [[counterparty]]: there the measure of compensation is the innocent party’s [[loss]]. | ||
[[Account for profits]] is a common law remedy for misuse of another’s property. It is not a remedy for [[breach of contract]]. | [[Account for profits]] is a common law remedy for misuse of another’s property. It is not a remedy for [[breach of contract]]. |