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OCR: Whatever may be the outcome of this great debate, by enacting Section 505 without any specific ar further discussion of its intention, Congress was making delib erate choice the area nt capyrights the "British Rule" lieu of the American Rule that the general rule should be award fees the prevailing party whether be plaintiff 1 defendant absent exceptional circumstances Blanchard Bergerom. 489 U.S 87 89 109 S.Ct. 939 942 103 Ed. 2d {1989} {although 1988 allows awards of attorney fees prevailing party ir discretion of court discretion not without limit and prevailing party "should ordi narily recover attorney' fee unless special circum- stances wauld render such an award unjust"); Phitip Figa Th American Rute" Outlived Usefulness; Adopt the "English Rute, Natl Oct 20, 1986, {"This concept of ...