ARE Copyright Alert: New York District Court Awards Seinfeld Fees Based on “Objectively Unreasonable” Copyright Claims Brought by Former Comedians in Cars Collaborator

In a decision issued on February 26, 2021, a judge in the Southern District of New York held that Jerry Seinfeld is entitled to recover attorneys’ fees incurred defeating plaintiff’s copyright claims barred by the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations, 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). Charles v. Seinfeld, No. 18-cv-1196 (AJN), 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS […]