A federal judge’s discretion to award fees in copyright infringement cases is not limited to deterrence of “out-of-court and bad-faith conduct.”
T-Peg, Inc., et al. v. Vermont Timber Works, Inc., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 01-045-12) (10 pages) (Thompson, J.) (1st Circuit) Appealed from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Docket Nos. 10-2234 and 2300) (Feb. 16, 2012).