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OCR: The Language Of Section 505. Construed In Light Of This Court's Fee. -Shifting Decisions. Supports The Ninth Circuit's Standard Section 505 provides in pertinent that in all copyright infringement actions the trial court may award reasonable attormey fee the prevailing party part to the costs. Like many other fee- -shifting provisions (see Alyeska Pipetine Service Wildermess Society J 261 Section 505 authorizes award attorney fees prevailing parties" but is otherwise silent to whether, Plre how the trial courts should exercise the discretion award such fees. Christiansburg Garnent U. (1978 however. this Court constning fee-shifting provision with language identical Section 505 adopted exactly the rule applied the Ninth Circuit this case. Like Section 505 Section 706(k) of Title VII of the ...