MPAA Sues Another Grownup Over Child’s Movie Downloads

The Motion Picture Association of America has sued Fred Lawrence of Wisconsin over his grandson’s illegal downloads of four movies last year.  Lawrence says he didn’t know the boy engaged in the activity. An MPAA lawyer called twice over the past year with a settlement offer of $4,000. If the case goes to trial, the association is seeking $600,000. The suit is one of several the MPAA has filed over the past few years against parents or family members whose children have allegedly illegally downloaded copyrighted material. Read more here.