Special Fee Shifting Statute: Defendant Winning Fair Use Defense Entitled To $155,000 Under Copyright Act
Cases: Intellectual Property, Cases: Special Fee Shifting StatutesWell, the Ninth Circuit has somewhat sent out a warning: plaintiff with a “slim or none” copyright infringement case–in light of a meritorious fair use defense–needs to rethink or get hit with attorney’s fees under section 505 of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §505), which allows a district court to grant to the […]