The Recording Industry Owes You Money..

[Ojay]

I haven't fully researched this yet, but it sure sounds good to me.. i copied this off of the board on www.fskomusic.com ...

Suppose someone was handing out $20 bills and almost nobody wanted one? That's roughly what's happening with a massive price-fixing settlement involving states and compact disc companies. The deal calls for payments of as much as $20 for customers who bought CDs between 1995 and 2000. But so far, only a few people have signed up, and officials fear the money will go begging. In September, the five top U.S. distributors of compact discs and three large music retailers agreed to pay $143 million in cash and CDs to settle allegations they cheated consumers by fixing prices. The lawsuit alleged that the companies upset with low prices charged by some stores conspired with retailers to set music prices at a minimum level, effectively raising the retail prices consumers paid for CDs. Part of the settlement about $44 million in cash is earmarked to pay customers from $5 to $20, depending on how many people wind up dividing the money. By the end of December, only about 30,000 people nationwide had applied for a piece of the pie, a tiny fraction of the number the settlement could handle. The settlement's website (http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/ )
Anyone who bought a CD, cassette tape or vinyl record at a retail store between 1995 and 2000 is eligible. The application window closes March 3. You don't even need a receipt to prove you bought CDs by Hole, Metallica or Shania Twain in 1998. Just click to the settlement's website, answer three questions and fill in your name and address. But don't try to recoup the entire cost of your music collection: Only one claim per customer is permitted.

This is real, go get your money at http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/

If you think this is an urban legend snopes.com (urban legend reference site) say's its real right HERE: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/cdrefund.asp

[*emily*]

for all the money i spend on cd's i might as well get something back!

[Ojay]

that's what i'm talkin bout. hey, a twomp's not much, but if it's due, it's due.. pay up!

[Raider 420]

I filled that shit out. A twizz is a twizz.

[Jewelz]

From what I understood, any claims for compensation had to be proven with documentation for eligibility. I've purchased a grip of CD's but who knows where my receipts are.