Legal Opinion
Scott-Blanton v. Universal City Studios Productions LLLP
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 15, 2009No. Civil Action 07-0098(RMU)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICARDO M. URBINA, District Judge.
Granting in Part and Denying in Part the Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Full Costs
I. INTRODUCTION
In the final scene of this litigious drama, the defendants submit a motion to recover attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of the plaintiffs suit brought under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. The pro se plaintiff, Janice SeotL-Blanton, argued that her novel, “My Husband Is On the Down Low and I Know About It” (“Down Low”), is the creative source for the short story, screenplay and motion picture “Brokeback Mountain.” The…
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