" ▁or ▁" dist rib uting ". ▁ ▁The ▁R I AA ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁bringing ▁law su its ▁against ▁children , ▁including ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁B ri anna ▁La H ara ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁Brit t any ▁Chan ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁Under ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁def endant ' s ▁motion ▁for ▁summary ▁judgment ▁and ▁att or ne ys ▁fe es , ▁the ▁R I AA ▁with d rew ▁the ▁case ▁Prior ity ▁Records ▁v . ▁Chan . ▁while ▁La H ara ' s ▁mother ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁settlement s . ▁ ▁The ▁R I AA ' s ▁recent ▁target ing ▁of ▁students ▁has ▁generated ▁controvers y ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁An ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁M IT ▁campus ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Te ch ▁indicates ▁that ▁an ▁R I AA ▁representative ▁stated ▁to ▁Cass i ▁H unt , ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁file - sh ar er , ▁that ▁previously , ▁" the ▁R I AA ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁students ▁drop ▁out ▁of ▁college ▁or ▁go ▁to ▁community ▁college ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁afford ▁settlement s ." ▁ ▁The ▁R I AA ▁has ▁also ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁has ▁never ▁bought , ▁turned ▁on , ▁or ▁used ▁a ▁personal ▁computer ▁for ▁using ▁an ▁" online ▁distribution