The company that holds the copyrights to the 2015 film “The Cobbler” must pay $17,000 to cover the attorneys fees of a man who was accused of downloading the movie.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Aug. 27 affirmed the dismissal of the copyright infringement lawsuit against the man, Thomas Gonzales, and the fees award against Cobbler Nevada LLC.
The decision shows the risk to copyright holders that sue internet users for infringement. Cobbler traced the downloading and uploading of the movie starring Adam Sandler to the internet protocol address assigned to Gonzales. That wasn’t enough to ...
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