HBO Can't Get Fees After $200M 'Ballers' Copyright Win

By Bonnie Eslinger (October 27, 2016, 2:48 PM EDT) -- A California judge Thursday rebuffed Home Box Office Inc.'s play for $120,000 in attorneys' fees in a quickly dismissed $200 million copyright infringement suit, saying the lawsuit two screenwriters brought against the network over the TV show "Ballers" wasn't "a situation where the claims didn't pass the laugh test."...

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