Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2004-2005 Term
References for MGM Studios, Inc v. Grokster (June 27th, 2005)

Prior Opinions

• U.S. District Court Filed April 25, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed August 19, 2004

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Motion Picture Studio and Recording Company Petitioners (PDF)
• Songwriter and Music Publisher Petitioners (PDF)
• Respondent's brief (PDF)
• Reply brief for Motion Picture Studio and Recording Company Petitioners (PDF)
• Reply brief for Songwriter and Music Publisher Petitioners (PDF)
• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of MGM

• Brief of the Progress and Freedom Foundation (PDF)
• Brief of the United States Solicitor General's Office (PDF)
• Brief of the Business Software Alliance (PDF)
• Brief of Kids First Coalition, Christian Coalition of America, Concerned Women for America, et al in Support of Petitioners (PDF)
• Brief of Law and Economics Professors in Support of Petitioners (PDF)
• Brief of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, and Writers Guild of America, West (PDF)
• Brief of National Association of Recording Merchandisers (PDF)
• Brief of ASCAP, BMI, et al in Support of Petitioners (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Grokster

• Brief of Computer Science Professors (PDF)
• Brief of National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT) (PDF)
• Brief of Intel Corporation (PDF)
• Brief of the Consumer Electronics Association, the Computer and Communications Industry Association, and the Home Recording Rights Coalition (PDF)
• Brief of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, US Telecom Association, US Internet Industry Association, AT&T, BellSouth, MCI, SAVVIS, SBC, Sun Microsystems, and Verizon (PDF)
• Brief of Innovation Scholars and Economists (PDF)
• Brief of the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Free Press, and Public Knowledge (PDF)
• Brief of American Civil Liberties Union, National Library Associations, Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• EFF: MGM v. Grokster, eff.org (June, 2005)
• Grokster Decision Worries Tech Industry, Washington Post (June, 2005)
• Suits OK'd against makers of file-sharing software, Boston Globe (June 2005)
• Tech industry faces new legal worry after Grokster decision, USA Today (June 2005)
• Firms Can Be Held Liable for Net Piracy, LA Times (June, 2005)
• Supreme Court Rules Against Grokster, Law.com (June, 2005)
• Major recording acts welcome Supreme Court ruling on file-swapping, FindLaw.com (June, 2005)
• Scotus Blog
• Media:
  • NPR
  • Slate
• Academic sources
  • Jurist - Supreme Court hears arguments in Grokster P2P case
  • Duke Cert
  • Medill School of Journalism

Other References

• Supreme Court Docket
• liibulletin
• LII: Law about...
  • Copyright
  • Media
  • Patent