United States Supreme Court
Rimini Street, Inc. v. Oracle USA, Inc., 17–1625
Held that the Copyright Act authorizes federal district courts to award a prevailing party only the six categories of costs specified in the general costs statute. A software manufacturer that obtained an infringement judgment against another company argued that the Act's reference to "full costs" meant that a court could award it costs beyond the six categories. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected this argument for additional costs in an opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh.
Appellate Information
- Published 2019/03/04
Judges
- Kavanaugh
Court
- United States Supreme Court