Posted on January 31, 2007 by Kevin Lemley

Attorney's Fees Awarded to Successful Copyright Defendant

The District Court of Minnesota will award attorney's fees to the successful copyright defendant in Norwood Operating Co. v. Beacon Promotions, Inc., 2006 WL 3103154 (D. Minn. 10/31/06).

 

Norwood brought suit against Beacon for copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation regarding Beacon's catalogs. After granting summary judgment to Beacon, the court found that Beacon's copyright claims were legally and factually unreasonable.

 

The court will award attorney's fees pursuant to the Copyright Act and has requested additional documentation on a reasonable hourly rate. This decision follows a growing trend among courts to award attorney's fees to successful copyright defendants.

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