Estate of Roberto Hevia, et al v. Portrio Corporation, et al

Filing 920100420

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = ' The plaintiffs also pleaded a violation of moral rights. \
See P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 31, § 1401. The district court deemed that\
claim preempted, and the plaintiffs have not appealed that ruling. \
Consequently, we treat their action as one for copyright\
infringement alone. \
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var WPFootnote2 = ' The second amended complaint does not contain a claim for\
this indebtedness.\
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var WPFootnote3 = ' Meléndez was a fully licensed engineer. RHA, though\
experienced in drafting architectural plans, was not licensed as\
either an architect or an engineer. \
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var WPFootnote4 = ' For purposes of our analysis we assume without deciding that\
RHA had a valid and copyrightable interest in and to the Hevia\
Plans, and that his interest passed to the Estate by operation of\
law upon RHA\'s death. \
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var WPFootnote5 = ' If it is true, as the plaintiffs assert, that FV (who\
managed RG Development) gave Portrio and MDY access to the Hevia\
Plans, then it stands to reason that he already had them in his\
possession.\
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var WPFootnote6 = ' Although the Copyright Act contains a fee-shifting\
provision, see 17 U.S.C. § 505, the defendants do not invoke it.\
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var WPFootnote7 = ' To be sure, a district court normally should state its\
reasons for denying costs. See In re San Juan Dupont Plaza, 994\
F.2d at 963. Although the court below did not offer an explicit\
rationale for denying costs, it did offer reasons for denying\
attorneys\' fees. Those reasons apply with equal force to the\
question of costs. Where, as here, the reasons for denying costs\
are sufficiently clear, the absence of a specific explanation is\
not fatal. See id.\
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