{"id":3353,"date":"2002-12-16T11:32:31","date_gmt":"2002-12-16T16:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2002-12-16T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2002-12-16T16:32:31","slug":"fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/12\/16\/fixed.html","title":{"rendered":"Fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember how the music industry was successfully found to have been fixing prices on CDs? Now you can claim your slice of the settlement ($67,375,000). <\/p>\n

Simply affirm<\/a>, under penalty of perjury, that you bought a CD, tape or (gads) vinyl record at a retailer between 1995-2000, and you’re eligible for an award of between $5 and $20, depending on how many folks file. <\/p>\n

If too many people file for the money to be divvied up that way, then the settlement goes to “not-for-profit, charitable, governmental or public entities to be used for music-related purposes or programs for the benefit of consumers who purchased Music Products.” What can you lose?<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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