Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

Decided October 16, 2007. Stephen Victor Wilson wrote the opinion for the court.

518 F. Supp. 2d 1197 · Cited 58 times

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• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster Ltd. · 454 F. Supp. 2d 966
• Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Synthes (U.S.A.) · 466 F. Supp. 2d 978
• Cavanaugh v. Looney · 248 U.S. 453
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. v. Streeter · 438 F. Supp. 2d 1065
• A & M RECORDS, INC. v. Napster, Inc. · 114 F. Supp. 2d 896
• MercExchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc. · 500 F. Supp. 2d 556
• Field v. Google Inc. · 412 F. Supp. 2d 1106
• Mickowski v. Visi-Trak Corp. · 36 F. Supp. 2d 171
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. Caridi · 346 F. Supp. 2d 1068
• Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Delane · 446 F. Supp. 2d 402
• Broderbund Software, Inc. v. Unison World, Inc. · 648 F. Supp. 1127
• Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp. · 502 F. Supp. 2d 477
• Superhype Publishing, Inc. v. Vasiliou · 838 F. Supp. 1220
• In Re Circuit Breaker Litigation · 860 F. Supp. 1453
• Rosewood Apartments Corp. v. Perpignano · 200 F. Supp. 2d 269
• Docusign, Inc. v. Sertifi, Inc. · 468 F. Supp. 2d 1305
• Perfect 10 v. Google, Inc. · 416 F. Supp. 2d 828
• TiVo Inc. v. Echostar Communications Corp. · 446 F. Supp. 2d 664
• Z4 Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. · 434 F. Supp. 2d 437
• Torspo Hockey International, Inc. v. Kor Hockey Ltd. · 491 F. Supp. 2d 871
• Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Andrus · 825 F. Supp. 1483
• IMX, Inc. v. LENDINGTREE, LLC · 469 F. Supp. 2d 203
• Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance v. United States · 441 F. Supp. 2d 1259
• Christiana Industries v. Empire Electronics, Inc. · 443 F. Supp. 2d 870
• Mercexchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc. · 467 F. Supp. 2d 608

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• Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp. · 673 F. Supp. 2d 926

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