One Man's Check From The RIAA

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One Man's Check From The RIAA

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 21, 2004 @08:18AM from the too-little-too-late-too-bad dept.

c0rk writes "I received my $13.86 check today. This was my claim in the Compact Disk Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation. I wrote in detail about the letter/check I received here in my blog and posted a readable image of said documentation (not the check though...sorry). Score 1 for the consumer!"

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Ya know... by inertia187 · 2004-02-21 08:19 · Score: 4, Funny

It would be really sad if being slashdotted costs more than the $13.86 check. I mean, the image of the letter alone is 50k, and it didn't have to be. I hope you have a flat rate, no cap on bandwidth. Course, it's smart to have those Amazon referrer links. Good luck with that. Kind of hypocritical. "Hey, look at my RIAA settlement...now buy some music."(fp)

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1. Re:Ya know... by lukewarmfusion · 2004-02-21 08:23 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Buying overpriced CDs for years ($1,306.19)
  Sticking it to the RIAA (-$13.86)
  
  Getting a Slashdot-induced bandwidth bill of $3,000: Priceless.
  
  Way to go.
2. Re:Ya know... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-21 08:32 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Some better punchlines:
  
  Making fun of people's misfortune...priceless.
  
  -or-
  
  Karma whoring...priceless.
3. Re:Ya know... by ascalon · 2004-02-21 10:32 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Correction:
  
  Getting a Slashdot-induced bandwidth bill of $3,000: $3000
Let's see... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-21 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny

$9.99 CD.... Plus tax... Your total is $13.86. We, the RIAA, will keep this check we were going to send you and call it even.

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Sadly by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-21 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

That's not even enough to buy some new CD's. Guess I'll just have to spend it on alcohol!
Nice! by dswensen · 2004-02-21 08:24 · Score: 4, Funny

Hey, with that money, you could almost buy yourself a new CD!

Oh, wait...
I'm gonna buy.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-21 08:27 · Score: 5, Funny

blank cd-r's with my check. If I wait for the right deal, I should be able to 100 for 13 bucks.
Ha by djenvee · 2004-02-21 08:29 · Score: 4, Funny

Score 1 for the consumer!" And score 1000000 for the lawyers!
Illegal copying by tacarat · 2004-02-21 09:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Too bad that copy of the letter you made was illegal. The RIAA will be by shortly to deliver your subpoena.

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