Supreme Court of the United States
Supap Kirtsaeng, Dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
June 16, 2016195 L. Ed. 2d 368
Summary
The Court held that district courts must give substantial weight to the objective reasonableness of a losing party’s position when applying 17 U.S.C. §505, but must also consider all other relevant circumstances, and therefore vacated the Second Circuit’s judgment and remanded for further consideration of the fee award. It emphasized that the discretion is broad yet not unlimited, rejecting the appellate court’s overly restrictive approach.