RIAA Settlement: Possible Consumer Payback

KoopaTroopa writes "Over on Ars Technica they are running a story about the RIAA handing out consumer payments as a settlement to a price-fixing class action. If you bought a recording at retail between Jan. 1, 1995, and Dec. 22, 2000, claim your money." As usual, the lawyers win a lot more than you will, but the process is pretty painless if you'd like to collect part of the settlement money; you may recall this earlier story about the settlement.

Comments

No thanks RIAA

[typical geek]

I'd rather rationalize my mp3 theft by saying CD prices are too high.

been around for a while

[arson1]

That site has been up for months. But wait, if everyone trieds to collect, and the payment is less that $5/ person, then it goes to a charity (I'm guessing the the EFF), not the people. We can't let that happen! ;)

Sorry

[cporter]

They want a lot of information. Date of birth? Part of my SSN? Sorry. Keeping that private is worth more than $20.

I'll just download a few CDs from a P2P and call it even.

Re:Sorry

[arson1]

you think that information is private? Everyone knows my birthday, you get more presents that way.

Dear Hillary,

[grub]

Please keep the few dollars you've earned from me as I've downloaded much, much more than that and my conscience is getting to me.

Thank you.

Breakdown...

[goingincirclez]

Purchases of overpriced CD albums from 1995-2000 (that turned out to little more than one-hit-wonder crap): > $200

Settlement from class-action lawsuit (regarding the purchases of overpriced one-hit wonder crap):
The cost of filling out a marketing infomation form (to get your refund from one-hit wonder crap): Dead trees and spam

Trying out mp3's before wasting any more money on hard copy: Priceless

There are some things that are a ripoff. For everything else, there's P2P.

AUGHHH! NOOOOOO!

[Maeryk]

Dont get in on the suit. Next thing you know Lars Ulrich will be personally writing on you to demand 1 penny from the settlement because the price fixing made Moneygru^H^H^H^H^etallica lose
money and the money coming from the settlement will make them earn less from the distributor for their next album and soon James will be kicking in your door demanding money and spontaneously combusting all over your shiznit!

Maeryk