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OCR: only was there ro clear standaro for awards of attorney' fees in copyright actions prior the 1976 Revision. there also absolutely no evidence that Con gress had any awareness the varying applications 1 the attorney's fees provision the distric cour Absent any evidence such awareness in the legislative history, cannot be assumed that Congress intended the 1976 Revision to ratify ary particular interpretation of the fee- -shifting provision. Ir the absence f any applicable legislative history. the Court is Jeft to determine the intent of Congr ress the language ot the statute and the legal context which the saction was enacted An Evenhanded Approach is Called For by the Policies Underlying the Copyright act Purpose the Capyright Act Promote the Progiess of the ano Successful Defense Copyrigh ...