No. 04-480
IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC., ET AL.,
Petitioners,
—v.—
GROKSTER, LTD., ET AL.,
Respondents.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE BRIDGEMAR SERVICES, LTD.
D/B/A IMESH.COM IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY
JEFFREY A. KIMMEL
Counsel of Record
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
JEFFREY SCHREIBER
MEISTER SEELIG & FEIN LLP
2 GRAND CENTRAL TOWER
140 East 45th Street, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(212) 655-3500
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae
d
TABLE OF CITED AUTHORITIES ii
STATEMENT OF INTEREST OF
AMICUS CURIAE 1
SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT 2
ARGUMENT 4
I. P2P Network Architecture And The
Requirements For The Development Of
A Legitimate Commercial Market For
Sharing of Copyrighted Content Over
The Internet.4
II. Effective Technology Exists To Prevent
Infringing Activity On A Distributed
P2P Network Without Changing The
Essential Functions Of The P2P
Software 6
A. How Digital Fingerprinting and
Filtering Technologies Work 7
B. How These Technologies Work On

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