· 9/28/1956
Cloth v. Hyman
Citations
- 146 F. Supp. 185
- 112 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 254
- 1956 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2402
How courts have described this case
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- noting that it is proper to award fees when a copyright action is brought in bad faith, with a motive to “vex and harass the defendant,” or where plaintiff’s claim utterly lacks merit
- reviewing claim for copyright infringement on spoof \Bucking for Section 8\ while noting that \[t]he title refers to 'Section 8' which is the basis for discharge as a mental case\
- it is proper to award fees to prevailing defendant when copyright action is brought in bad faith, with a motive to “vex and harass the defendant,” or where plaintiff’s claim utterly lacks merit
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Judges: Herlands
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