11th Circuit: Real Estate Company Not ‘Prevailing Party’ In Copyright Case

(September 11, 2024, 8:27 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Florida federal judge was correct to deny attorney fees to a real estate company accused by a photography company of infringing a photo’s copyright, a panel of judges in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held in an unpublished opinion, saying that the real estate firm is not the “prevailing party” as defined by the Copyright Act because the photography studio voluntarily dismissed its claims....