United States Fifth Circuit
Virgin Records Am. Inc. v. Thompson, 07-50067
In a copyright infringement action brought by Virgin Records and other recording companies against defendant alleging that he used a file-sharing program to illegally distribute digital audio files, denial of defendant's motion for attorney's fees under the Copyright Act after the case was dismissed is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in denying the fees considering, inter alia, that plaintiffs immediately moved to dismiss their suit after they identified the adult daughter that defendant eventually acknowledged might be responsible for the copyright infringement.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/04/2008
- Published 01/07/2008
Judges
- PER CURIAM:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Miguel Villarreal, Michael D. Paul, Gunn, Lee & Keeling, San Antonio, TX, for Thompson.
- For Appellees:
- Stacy R. Obenhaus, Gardere Wynne Sewell, Dallas, TX, Richard Lance Gabriel, David A. Tonini, Holme, Roberts & Owen, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.