MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation	125 S. Ct. 2764 162 L. Ed. 2d 781 545 U.S. 913
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	June 27, 2005
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:Grokster,_Ltd. gptkb:StreamCast_Networks,_Inc.
gptkbp:docketNumber	04-480
gptkbp:heldBy	One who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by clear expression or other affirmative steps, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.
gptkbp:impact	Set precedent for secondary liability in copyright infringement cases involving technology providers.
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:intellectual_property peer-to-peer file sharing secondary liability
gptkbp:opinionBy	gptkb:David_Souter
gptkbp:overruledBy	gptkb:Grokster,_Ltd._v._MGM_Studios,_Inc._(Ninth_Circuit)
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer_Studios_Inc.
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:A&M_Records,_Inc._v._Napster,_Inc. gptkb:Sony_Corp._of_America_v._Universal_City_Studios,_Inc.
gptkbp:subject	inducement of copyright infringement
gptkbp:unanimousDecision	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:EFF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6