Rimini V. Oracle's Ripple Effect On Textualism, Expenses

By Blaine Evanson and Jeremy Christiansen ( February 6, 2020, 4:49 PM EST) -- On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Rimini Street Inc. v. Oracle USA Inc.[1] Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the opinion, holding that the phrase "full costs" in the Copyright Act's cost- and fee-shifting provision, Title 17 U.S. Code Section 505, does not encompass expert witness fees, jury consulting fees or e-discovery expenses, but is limited to the costs found in Title 28 U.S. Code Section 1920 and the rate limits in 28 U.S. Code Section 1981. ...

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