Counterclaim Of Copyright Invalidity Stricken As Redundant By Federal Judge

(January 24, 2018, 12:04 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A counterclaim seeking a declaration of copyright invalidity is “unnecessary” in light of affirmative defenses of fair use, first sale, acquiescence and license raised in response to allegations of copyright infringement, an Illinois federal judge ruled Jan. 23 (Maui Jim Inc. v. SmartBuyGlasses Optical Limited, No. 16-9788, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10093)....