Pritchett v. Pound Ex Rel. Estate of Pound

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Nancy Pound and the Estate of Ronald Pound (collectively “Pound”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment and award of attorney’s fees in favor of Appellees E. Price Pritchett and Pritchett, L.P. (collectively “Pritchett”) in this dispute over the copyright ownership of two books. Reviewing the summary judgment record de novo and the award of attorney fees for abuse of discretion, we affirm for the following reasons.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 1981, Ronald Pound was hired by Pritchett, L.P., a business consulting firm founded by E. Price…