Denial Of Fees In Copyright Case Reversed By 9th Circuit Panel

Mealey's (July 25, 2018, 12:36 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — An Oregon federal magistrate judge abused her discretion when focusing on a generally unfavorable view of BitTorrent litigation as the basis for denying a copyright infringement plaintiff reimbursement of its attorney fees, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded July 24 (Glacier Films [USA] Inc., et al. v. Andrey Turchin, No. 16-35688, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20521)....