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Have you Received Your $13 from the RIAA?

Posted by Cliff on from the you-could-almost-buy-a-new-CD-with-that dept.

bluephone asks: "The recent story about how the RIAA is scamming around their court approved settlement, I was reminded about the fact that they owe me money. During the registration period, I filed my claim for reimbursement, and my mother did too. They site claims that "Payments will be mailed to Music Purchasers who filed valid claims beginning on February 20, 2004 and two weeks should be allowed for delivery." It uses the future tense because it hasn't been updated since February 19, the day before the mailings were due to start. Well, it's been over 5 months, and neither myself, my mother, nor anyone I know has received their payment. And the only way to inquire about it is via a Post Office Box mailing address. So I ask you, oh Slashdot userbase, have you received your RIAA price fixing settlements?"

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  1. yes and no by ArmorFiend · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I got mine, my girlfriend never got hers. Ironic that in the intervening time we got married. Maybe their spies are everywhere.

  2. Nope... by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I never got mine and since those the RIAA colluded to the tune of about $5 a CD, I figure those bastards really owe me about $3000... actually a lot more since CD prices haven't actually gone down.

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  3. Re:Expiration date. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Checks aren't void. Doesn't matter what it says. Tell your bank to try to cash it and chances are it'll be fine.

    As long as it has a routing number and account and there are funds to withdraw the check is valid.

    In some states it is illegal to have date-voiding checks.

  4. Would have been better if... by ModernGeek · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ... you donated it to the EFF

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