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2 unusual facts about MGM Studios


MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.

Fearing lawsuits similar to MGM v. Grokster, Mark Gorton, the chief executive officer of the firm that produces LimeWire, has said that he plans to stop distributing his file sharing program.

Justice David Souter questioned how the interpretation of the law the plaintiffs argued for would affect devices like copy machines or the iPod.


Jeff Whiting

He made his first professional appearance in 1996 as Quasimodo in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame at Disney/MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Neil S. McCarthy

Among his clients were Paramount Pictures and well-known personalities such as producer Cecil B. DeMille, MGM Studios boss Louis B. Mayer, and actors Ginger Rogers, Joan Bennett, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, and Ava Gardner.

Robert April

When Roddenberry submitted his first proposal for Star Trek to MGM Studios in 1964, his name for the starship commander was "Robert M. April" (another name, Captain James Winter, was also considered).

Rubicon Group Holding

Rubicon also manages the international licensing and merchandising of its intellectual properties, such as Tareq wa Shireen, the first 2D animated series in created exclusively in Arabic; Ben & Izzy, a 3D animated action adventure Pink Panther and Pals which is co-produced with MGM Studios airing on Cartoon Network.


see also

Rob Minkoff

He also directed a Mickey Mouse short, which was only shown at Disney-MGM Studios called Mickey's Audition (1992).