Panel Says Wrong Standard Applied To Fee Request In Copyright Dispute

Mealey's (August 6, 2021, 1:20 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an Aug. 3 ruling, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that a federal judge in California abused her discretion in denying a prevailing infringement defendant’s motion for attorney fees in a dispute over the film “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero.”...