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KIRTSAENG v. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

No. 15-375.

136 S.Ct. 1979 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 368

Supap KIRTSAENG, dba Bluechristine99, Petitioner v. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Joshua Rosenkranz, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Paul M. Smith, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Elaine J. Goldenberg for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Sam P. Israel, Eleonora Zlotnikova, Sam P. Israel, P.C., New York, NY, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Annette L. Hurst, Lisa T. Simpson, Thomas M. Bondy, Andrew D. Silverman, Christopher J. Cariello, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Paul M. Smith, Matthew S. Hellman, Ishan K. Bhabha, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Section 505 of the Copyright Act provides that a district court "may ... award a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party." 17 U.S.C. § 505. The question presented here is whether a court, in exercising that authority, should give substantial weight to the objective reasonableness of...

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