Legal Opinion
Victoria Ryan v. Editions Limited West, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2015No. 12-17810, 13-15061PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:. After many years of litigation and several appeals, to the Ninth Circuit, artist Victoria Ryan prevailed on a contributory copyright infringement claim against a publisher of her artwork, Editions Limited West, Inc. (“ELW”). The district court awarded Ryan attorney fees pursuant to a fee-shifting provision contained in the parties’ publishing contract (the “Agreement”). Both parties appeal.
The primary appeal, initiated by ELW, presents us with an issue of first impression: Does the Copyright Act of 1976 preclude enforcement of a contractual attorney fees…
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