No. 04-480
Title:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Grokster, Ltd., et al.
Docketed:	October 8, 2004
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Case Nos.:	(03-55894, 03-55901, 03-56236)
Decision Date:	August 19, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 8 2004	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2004)
Nov 4 2004	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Nov 4 2004	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents.
Nov 8 2004	Brief of respondent Grokster, Ltd., et al. in opposition filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Law Professors filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amicus curiae of SESAC, Inc. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Roxio, inc., et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Commissioner of Baseball, et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amicus curiae of International Rights Owners filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Computer and Communications Industry Association and Internet Archive filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of Recording Artists' Coalition, et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amici curiae of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, et al. filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amicus curiae of Progress & Freedom Foundation filed.
Nov 8 2004	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
Nov 22 2004	Reply of petitioners Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 23 2004	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 10, 2004.
Dec 10 2004	Petition GRANTED.
Jan 13 2005	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents.
Jan 19 2005	SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 29, 2005.
Jan 19 2005	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners Songwriter and Music Publishers.
Jan 19 2005	Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Jan 21 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Macrovision Corporation filed.
Jan 21 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Video Software Dealers Association filed.
Jan 24 2005	Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits to and including January 25, 2005.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of US Senators Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch in Support of Neither Party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Digital Media Association, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief of petitioners Songwriter and Music Publisher filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief of petitioners Motion Picture Studio and Recording Company
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Business Software Alliance filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Defenders of Property Rights filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Napster LLC, et al) filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Professor Lee A. Hollaar in Support of Neither Party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association in Support of Neither Party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of SNOCAP in Support of Neither Party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Audible Magic Corporation, et al. in Support of Neither Party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of IEEE-USA in support of either party filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Recording Merchandisers filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Law Professors, et al filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Professors Peter Menell, David Nimmer, Robert Merges and Justin Hughes filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Broadcasters filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Commissioner of Baseball, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Progress & Freedom Foundation filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Tax Reform filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Kids First Coalition, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of American Society for Composers, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of International Rights Owners filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Utah, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of Kenneth J Arrow, et al. filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Bridgemar Services, Ltd filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amici curiae of National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed.
Jan 24 2005	Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Jan 25 2005	Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada filed, et al.
Jan 25 2005	Joint appendix filed. (Jt. appendix in three volumes.)
Jan 28 2005	CIRCULATED.
Feb 7 2005	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 17 2005	Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including March 1, 2005.
Feb 22 2005	Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. (1 box)
Feb 23 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund filed. (Distributed)
Feb 23 2005	Record received from U.S.D.C. Central Dist. California. (30 boxes) Portions of this record are under seal.
Feb 25 2005	Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005	Brief amici curiae of Malla Pollack and Other Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005	Brief amici curiae of Computer Science Professors Harold Abelson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005	Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Keith Aoki, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2005	Brief amici curiae of ACLU, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of National Venture Capital Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief of respondent Grokster, LTD., and StreamCast Networks, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Consumer Federation of America, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Charles Nesson filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Consumer Electronics Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Free Software and New Yorkers for Fair Use filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Edward Lee, Peter Shane and Peter Swire filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Media Studies Professors filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Emerging Technology Companies filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Sixty Intellectual Property and Technology Law Professors, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Intel Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Internet Law Faculty filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Altnet, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Computing Industry Association filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Sharman Networks Limited filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Innovation Scholars and Economists filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amicus curiae of Creative Commons filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of Sovereign Artists on Behalf of Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 1 2005	Brief amici curiae of American Conservative Union and National Taxpayers Union filed. (Distributed)
Mar 7 2005	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 18 2005	Reply of petitioners Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 18 2005	Reply of petitioner Songwriter and Music Publisher petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Mar 29 2005	Argued. For petitioners: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Washington, D.C.; and Paul D. Clement, Acting Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae). For respondents: Richard G. Taranto, Washington, D.C.
Jun 27 2005	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Souter, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy, J., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which Stevens and O'Connor, JJ., joined.
Jul 29 2005	JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Aug 1 2005	Record returned to U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit.
Aug 1 2005	Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Central Dist. of California.
Aug 12 2005	Acknowledgement of receipt (08/01/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Donald B. Verrilli Jr.	Jenner & Block LLP	(202) 639-6000
Counsel of Record	1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
	Suite 900
	Washington, DC  20001
	dverrilli@jenner.com
Party name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., et al.
Carey R. Ramos	1285 Avenue of the Americas	(212) 373-3000
	New York, NY  10019-6064
Party name: Songwriter and Music Publisher
Attorneys for Respondents:
Cindy Ann Cohn	Electronic Frontier Foundation	(415) 436-9333
Counsel of Record	454 Shotwell Street
	San Francisco, CA  94110
	cindy@eff.org
Party name: Grokster, LTD., and StreamCast Networks, Inc.
Michael H. Page	Keker & Van Nest LLP	(415) 391-5400
	710 Sansome Street
	San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: Grokster, Ltd.
Richard G. Taranto	Farr & Taranto	(202) 775-0184
	1150 18th Street, N. W., Suite 1030
	Washington, DC  20036-2435
	rgtjd@cs.com
Party name: Grokster, Ltd., et al.
Other:
Jon A. Baumgarten	Proskauer Rose LLP	(212) 969-3000
	1585 Broadway
	New York, NY  10036
Party name: National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, et al.
Geoffrey L. Beauchamp	719 Dresher Road	(267) 803-5715
	Horsham, PA  19044
Party name: Macrovision Corporation
E. Edward Bruce	Covington & Burling	(202) 626-0000
	1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
	Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Business Software Alliance
James M. Burger	Dow Lohnes & Albertson	(202) 776-2000
	1200 New Hampshire Ave.
	Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Intel Corporation
Paul D. Clement	Acting Solicitor General	(202) 514-2217
	Department of Justice
	Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
Matthew J. Conigliaro	Carlton Fields PA	(727) 821-7000
	200 Central Avenue
	Suite 2300
	St. Petersburg, FL  33701
Party name: IEEE-USA in support of either party
Roy A. Cooper III.	Attorney General	(919) 716-6500
	Office of the Attorney General
	Post Office Box 629
	Raleigh, NC  27602
Party name: Utah, et al.
Thomas G. Corcoran Jr.	Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe	(202) 293-5555
	1101 Seventeenth St., NW
	Suite 1100
	Washington, DC  20036
	tgc@bcr-dc.com
Party name: Recording Artists' Coalition, et al.
James V. DeLong	Progress & Freedom Foundation	(202) 289-8928
	1444 Eye St., NW
	Suite 500
	Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Progress & Freedom Foundation
Viet D. Dinh	Bancroft PLLC	(202) 234-0090
	1919 M Street, NW
	Suite 470
	Washington, DC  20036
	vdinh@bancroftpllc.com
Party name: Kids First Coalition, et al.
Roderick G. Dorman	Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP	(213) 694-1200
	601 South Figueroa St.
	Suite 3300
	Los Angeles, CA  90017
Party name: Sharman Networks Limited
Herbert L. Fenster	McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP	(202) 496-7500
	1900 K Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20006
	hfenster@mckennalong.com
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation
William W. Fisher III.	1575 Massachusetts Ave.	(617) 495-0957
	Cambridge, MA  02138
Party name: Internet Law Faculty
Melvin C. Garner	American Intellectual Property Law Association	(703) 415-0780
	2001 Jefferson Davis Hwy
	Suite 203
	Arlington, VA  22202
Party name: Qmerican Intellectual Property Law in Association
Robert Alan Garrett	Arnold & Porter LLP	(202) 942-5000
	555 12th Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20004
	Robert.Garrett@aporter.com
Party name: Commissioner of Baseball, et al.
James Gibson	University of Richmond Schol of Law	(804) 287-6398
	28 Westhampton Way
	Richmond, VA  23173
Party name: Law Professors
Laurence Gold	Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC	(202) 842-2600
	805 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
	Suite 1000
	Washington, DC  20005
Party name: American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada
Christopher A. Hansen	American Civil Liberties Union Foundation	(212) 549-2606
	125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
	New York, NY  10004
	chansen@aclu.org
Party name: ACLU, et al.
Peter Jaszi	Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law	(202) 274-4216
	Washington College of Law AU
	4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
	Washington, DC  20016
	pjaszi@wcl.american.edu
Party name: Computer and Communications Industry Association and Internet Archive
Bruce Gary Joseph	Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP	(202) 719-7000
	1776 K Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20006
	bjoseph@wileyrein
Party name: Consumer Electronics Association, et al.
Michael K. Kellogg	Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans & Figel PLLC	(202) 326-7900
	1615 M Street, N.W.
	Suite 400
	Washington, DC  20036
	mkellogg@khhte.com
Party name: National Venture Capital Association
Jeffrey A. Kimmel	Meister Seelig & Fein LLP	(212) 655-3500
	2 Grand Central Tower
	140 East 45th Street, 19th Floor
	New York, NY  10017
Party name: Bridgemar Services, Ltd
I. Fred Koenigsberg	White & Case LLP	(212) 819-8200
	1155 Avenue of the Americas
	New York, NY  10036
Party name: American Society for Composers, et al.
Patrick Leahy	United States Senate	(202) 224-3121
	Washington, DC  20510
Party name: US Senators Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch in Support of Neither Party
Edward S. Lee	55 W. 12th Avenue	(614) 292-3201
	Columbus, OH  43210
Party name: Edward Lee, Peter Shane and Peter Swire
Lawrence Lessig	Creative Commons	(650) 294-4732
	444 Castro Street, Suite 900
	Mountain View, CA  94041
	lessig@creativecommons.org
Party name: Creative Commons
Roy I. Liebman	460 West 34th Street, 4th Floor	(212) 340-0647
	New York, NY  10001
	rliebman@counselpress.com
Party name: Media Studies Professors
J. Glynn Lunney Jr.	Tulane University School of Law	(504) 865-5987
	6329 Freret Street
	New Orleans, LA  70118-6231
Party name: Law Professors Keith Aoki, et al.
Marsha J. MacBride	National Association of Broadcasters	(202) 429-5430
	1771 N Street, NW
	Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Natioinal Association of Broadcasters
Alan R. Malasky	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur	(202) 778-3000
	1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
	Suite 500
	Washington, DC  20006
Party name: National Association of Recording Merchandisers
Andrew G. McBride	Wiley, Rein LLP	(202) 719-7135
	1776 K Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20006
	amcbride@wileyrein.com
Party name: Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, et al.
Peter S. Menell	Koret Professor of Law and Director	(510) 642-5489
	Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
	UC Berkeley School of Law
	Boalt Hall
	Berkeley, CA  94720
	pmenell@law.berkeley.edu
Party name: Professors Peter Menell, David Nimmer, Robert Merges and Justin Hughes
John T. Mitchell	Interaction Law	(202) 415-9213
	1629 K Street, NW
	Suite 300
	Washington, DC  20006
	john@interactionlaw.com
Party name: Video Software Dealers Association
Eben Moglen	Software Freedom Law Center	(212) 461-1900
	1995 Broadway, 17th Floor
	New York, NY  10023
	moglen@softwarefreedom.org
Party name: Free Software and New Yorkers for Fair Use
Dierdre K. Mulligan	University of California at Berkeley	(510) 643-4800
	396 simon Hall
	Berkeley, CA  94720-7200
Party name: Sixty Intellectual Property and Technology Law Professors, et al.
Charles Nesson	1525 Massachusetts Ave.	(617) 495-4609
	Griswold 501
	Cambridge, MA
	nesson@law.harvard.edu
Party name: Charles Nesson
Joel W. Nomkin	Perkins Coie Brown & Bain	602351800
	2901 N. Central Avenue
	Suite 2000
	Phoenix, AZ  85012-2788
	jnomkin@perkinscoie.com
Party name: SNOCAP in Support of Neither Party
Rick D. Nydegger	Workman Nydegger	(801) 533-9800
	1000 Eagle Gate Tower
	60 East South Temple
	Salt Lake City, UT  84111
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
Theodore B. Olson	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	(202) 955-8500
	1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20036
	tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Defenders of Property Rights
Carter G. Phillips	Sidley Austin LLP	(202) 736-8270
	1501 K Street, N.W.
	Washington, DC  20005
	cphillips@sidley.com
Party name: Americans for Tax Reform
Malla Pollack	Professor	(270) 744-3300
	American Justice School of Law
	Information Age Park
	2000 McCracken Blvd.
	Paducah, KY  42001
Party name: Malla Pollack and Other Law Professors
James H. Pooley	Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP	(650) 739-7000
	3000 El Camino Real
	5 Palo Alto Square
	Palo Alto, CA  94306
Party name: Intellectual Property Owners Association in Support of Neither Party
David Post	Temple Univeristy Law School	(215) 204-4539
	1719 North Broad Street
	Philadelphia, PA  19122
Party name: American Conservative Union and National Taxpayers Union
Laurence F. Pulgram	Fenwick & West LLP	(415) 875-2300
	555 California St., Suite 1200
	San Francisco, CA  94104
Party name: Innovation Scholars and Economists
Kevin P. Roddy	Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer P.A.	(732) 636-8000
	90 Woodbridge Center Drive
	Suite 900
	Woodbridge, NJ  07095
Party name: National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys
Lloyd W. Sadler	Snell & Wilmer LLP	(801) 257-1900
	Suite 1200
	Gateway Tower West
	15 West South Temple Street
	salt Lake City, UT  84101-1004
Party name: Professor Lee A. Hollaar in Support of Neither Party
Andrew L. Schlafly	939 Old Chester Road	(908) 719-8608
	Far Hills, NJ  07931
	aschlafly@aol.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund
Carl H. Settlemyer III.	Lutzker Lutzker & Settlemyer LLP	(202) 408-7600
	1000 Vermont Avenue, NW
	Suite 450
	Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf
Mark L. Shurtleff	Attorney General of Utah	(801) 538-9600
	160 East 300 South, 5th Floor
	P.O. Box 142320
	Salt Lake City, UT  84114-2320
	mshurtleff@utah.gov
Party name: Utah, et al.
Barry I. Slotnick	Loeb & Loeb LLP	(212) 407-4000
	345 Park Avenue
	New York, NY  10154
Party name: Roxio, Inc., et al.(Napster LLC, et al.)
Bruce V. Spiva	Spiva & Hartnett LLP	(202) 785-0601
	1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW
	Suite 600
	Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Audible Magic Corporation, et al. in Support of Neither Party
David A. Strauss	1111 East 60th Street	(773) 702-4907
	Chicago, IL  60637
	d-strauss@uchicago.edu
Party name: Kenneth J Arrow, et al.
Robert L. Sullivan	Loeb & Loeb LLP	(615) 749-8300
	1906 Acklen Avenue
	Nashville, TN  37212
Party name: SESAC, Inc.
Michael Traynor	Cooley Godward LLP	(415) 693-2000
	One Maritime Plaza, 20th FL
	San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: Emerging Technology Companies
James S. Tyre	Law Offices of James S. Tyre	(310) 839-4114
	10736 Jefferson Blvd. #512
	Culver City, CA  90230
Party name: Computer Science Professors Harold Abelson, et al.
James R. Wheaton	First Amendment Project	(510) 208-7744
	1736 Franklin Street, 9th Floor
	Oakland, CA  94612
Party name: Sovereign Artists on Behalf of Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, et al.
Christopher Wolf	Proskauer Rose LLP	(202) 416-6800
	1233 20th Street, NW
	Suite 800
	Washington, DC  20036
Party name: International Rights Owners
Michael Li-Ming Wong	3 Embarcadero Center	415-315-63000
	San Francisco, CA  94111
	Michael.Wong@Ropesgray.com
Party name: Digital Media Association, et al.