That's pretty remarkable that there's nothing he can do about it, given that under the DMCA (which I presume is what the MPAA's stuff was filed under), the accusations must be filed in such a fashion that a false accusation is legally considered perjury.
My guess, though, is that the MPAA didn't actually file the DMCA complaint -- they probably just threatened to. And, if they're not actually filing an official complaint, they probably have no legal liability for such. However, the university IMNSHO ought not to have done a thing unless the MPAA filed the proper complaint. Actually, given that I'm reasonably sure the proper complaint requires signatures, they can't have done so by email. Insofar as that's true, the university would be who he'd ought to sue.
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My guess, though, is that the MPAA didn't actually file the DMCA complaint -- they probably just threatened to. And, if they're not actually filing an official complaint, they probably have no legal liability for such. However, the university IMNSHO ought not to have done a thing unless the MPAA filed the proper complaint. Actually, given that I'm reasonably sure the proper complaint requires signatures, they can't have done so by email. Insofar as that's true, the university would be who he'd ought to sue.