I.INTRODUCTION

II.Setting the stage: Copyright Law & file-sharing cases

A.Copyright Protection
B.Post-Sony Cases Involving File-Sharing

III.EXPOSITION OF MGM STUDIOS, INC. v. GROKSTER, LTD.

A.Facts
B.The United States Court for the Central District of California
C.The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
D.The United States Supreme Court

IV.ANALYSIS

V.CONCLUSION