If a court is faced with an issue of infringement involving the downloading of m

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If a court is faced with an issue of infringement involving the downloading of movies from Internet through peer-to-peer file sharing, which case offers the best precedent for the film producers?

Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.

Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios

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

Tiffany, Inc. v. eBay, Inc.

Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.

Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios

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

Tiffany, Inc. v. eBay, Inc.

Explanation / Answer

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

MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court unanimously held that defendant peer-to-peer file sharing companies Grokster and Streamcast (maker of Morpheus) could be sued for inducing copyright infringement for acts taken in the course of marketing file sharing software.

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

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