Legal Opinion
Cadkin v. Loose
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2009No. 08-55311PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns whether a defendant is entitled to attorney’s fees as a prevailing party under § 505 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 505, when a plaintiff voluntarily dismisses without prejudice a lawsuit containing copyright claims. In Corcoran v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 121 F.2d 575, 576 (9th Cir.1941), we held a defendant in a copyright suit was a prevailing party and was entitled to attorney’s fees when the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the complaint without prejudice after the district court granted defendant’s motion for more definite…
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