Legal Opinion
Invessys, Inc. v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 21, 2004No. 03-1954PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Defendants — The McGraw-Hill Companies, Ltd., and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (together “McGraw-Hill”) — successfully defended themselves against a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs InvesSys, Inc. (“InvesSys”), and Peter Hodges. One of the claims in the complaint was for copyright infringement and, at the end of the case, the district court awarded attorney’s fees and costs to McGraw-Hill under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. § 505 (2000). Plaintiffs now appeal, contesting the award.
The background facts are as follows. During the spring of 2000, McGraw-Hill became interested…
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