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International Law,
Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 28, 2019

In battle over attorney fees, counsel appear to be relitigating copyright infringement case

Despite the judge’s warning he’s not interested, parties appear to be relitigating a copyright infringement case in a trial over attorney fees.

LOS ANGELES -- As the European Union made sweeping changes to its copyright laws, making internet platforms responsible for copyright infringement committed by their users, a case that resulted from a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel taking the exact opposite stance began in a Los Angeles federal court this week.

After the 9th Circuit upheld U.S. District Judge An...