Legal Opinion
ABC, Inc. v. PrimeTime 24, Joint Venture
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided September 3, 1999No. CIV.A. 1:97CV00090PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BULLOCK, Chief Judge.
This copyright action is before the court on Plaintiff ABC, Inc.’s motion and supplemental motion to award statutory attorney’s fees pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505. For the following reasons, the court will grant Plaintiffs motions.
BACKGROUND
ABC filed this copyright infringement action on January 28, 1997, alleging violation of the Satellite Home Viewer Act (“SHVA”), 17 U.S.C. § 119, and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief as well as attorney’s fees and costs. On July 16, 1998, this court issued a memorandum opinion which held that Defendant…
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