ARE Copyright Law Alert: Supreme Court Remands Denial of Attorney’s Fees Under § 505 of the Copyright Act After Clarifying Standard

On June 16, 2016, the Supreme Court delivered an opinion in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15–375 (U.S. June 16, 2016), addressing the appropriate standard for the attorney fee shifting provision of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 505.  Writing for a unanimous court, Justice Kagan agreed with the “objective reasonableness” standard employed […]