Supreme Court: Objective Reasonableness is a Material, But Not Dispositive, Factor in Copyright Attorney's Fees Awards | Practical Law
In Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the US Supreme Court clarified the standard by which district courts are to determine whether to award attorney's fees in copyright infringement cases. In particular, the Court held that the objective reasonableness of the losing party's claims or defenses should be an important but not a dispositive factor in this decision.