Windows Phone Thoughts: Music CD Settlement

"Even I have bought plenty of music CDs between 1995 and 2000, so I'm sure most of you have, too. Few people know about this settlement, including regular Internet surfers and Rolling Stone readers. The deadline to submit your information for the settlement to get your part of the cash (up to $20) is March 3, 2003, and roughly 30,000 people have registered to jump in on the $143 million class-action suit against the top five distributors of CDs. $20 isn't much, but hey, it can buy sodas, fast food meals, and a CD or two. All you have to do is go to the Music CD Settlement Web site, answer three questions, and then fill in your contact information. Took me less than five minutes. The settlement payouts per person can vary from $5 to $20 depending on how many people take part in the settlement. Think about it this way: if you get the minimum of $5 for 5 minutes work, that's a buck per minute. If it's the full $20 - four bucks per minute you take to complete the form. Not bad! Get rockin'!"

The above quote is from the Lockergnome daily newsletter. Being in Canada, I can't apply for this, but I wanted to pass it on to all of our readers in the United States. It's not often you get to take a bite out of the price-fixin'-collusion-lovin' CD distributors, so you might as well take advantage of this...if nothing else, donate the money to a local charity.