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VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC. v. THOMPSON

No. 07-50067.

512 F.3d 724 (2008)

VIRGIN RECORDS AMERICA, INC., a California Corporation; Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a Delaware General Partnership; Arista Records, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company; UMG Recordings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Cliff THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stacy R. Obenhaus, Gardere Wynne Sewell, Dallas, TX, Richard Lance Gabriel, David A. Tonini, Holme, Roberts & Owen, Denver, CO, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Miguel Villarreal, Michael D. Paul, Gunn, Lee & Keeling, San Antonio, TX, for Thompson.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Cliff Thompson ("Thompson") appeals the district court's denial of his motion for attorney's fees under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 505. Thompson argues that the court misapplied the standard governing the award of attorney's fees in copyright actions. We affirm the district court's decision.

I. BACKGROUND

In July 2006, Virgin Records and other recording companies (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed a copyright infringement action...

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