Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 25, 2018
9th Circuit reverses denial of attorney fees in infringement case
The panel held that the district court abused its discretion by focusing on a generally unfavorable view of other BitTorrent litigation.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a district court's order denying plaintiff's motion for attorney fees in a settled Oregon copyright infringement suit Tuesday.
Glacier Films sued Andrey Turchin, a user of BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer network, saying he illegally downloaded and repeatedly distributed the film "American Heist." Per the parties' agreement in a stipulated consent judgment, the defendant stipulated to li...
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Glacier Films v. Turchin
Where court's denial of attorney fees is based at least in part on court's exasperation with other, similar but unrelated suits, denial is abuse of discretion.
