DIPILLA ET AL.

v.

AMSOUTH BANK N. A. ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc., 510 U.S. 517 (U.S. 1994)
  …greater burden is placed upon prevailing defendants than prevailing plaintiffs. See, e. g., Diamond v. Am-Law Publishing Corp., [*522] 745 F. 2d 142, 148-149 (CA2 1984); Video Views, Inc. v. Studio 21, Ltd., 925 F. 2d 1010, 1022 (CA7), cert. denied, 502 U. S. 861 (1991); Reader’s Digest Assn., Inc. v. Conservative Digest, Inc., 821 F 2d 800, 809 (CADC 1987). On the other hand, the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits have been identified as following an “evenhanded” approach similar to that of the Third Circuit. See…
• Prof'l Real Est. Invs., Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Indus., Inc., 508 U.S. 49 (U.S. 1993)
  …. 8-168 to 8-173 (1992). The Seventh Circuit expressly “decline[d] to follow” the Ninth Circuit and adopted instead the Third Circuit’s definition of a “public place.” Video [*65] Views, Inc. v. Studio 21, Ltd., 925 F. 2d 1010, 1020, cert. denied, 502 U. S. 861 (1991). In light of the unsettled condition of the law, Columbia plainly had probable cause to sue. Any reasonable copyright owner in Columbia’s position could have believed that it had some chance of winning an infringement suit against PRE. Even…