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OCR: r1 There is yet additional evidence that Congress was aware of and endorsed the construction of the attorney fee orovision adopted the court of appeals this case During the rev sion process the Register Copyrights expressly addressed issue of fee. -shifting under {then} Section 11 The Register articulated the prevailing tue The discretionary power of the courts to llnbe the losing party to pay reasonable attormey intended tO discourage umfomdea suits and frivolous defenses. The courts have generally denied awaras OT attorney fees where the tosing party had solid grounds for Litigating his claim or defense This discretionary power of the courts generally regarded salutary and ve concur this view 1961 Register's Report af 109 (emphasis added) . That exactly the basis on which the Ninth Circu ...