If you filed a claim, apparently your potentially going to get $13! Cool!
A federal judge approved a settlement agreement Friday in a music antitrust lawsuit that will result in more than 3.5 million consumers receiving nearly $13 each. Judge D. Brock Hornby issued a 51-page ruling in the case that began in 1996 when attorneys general across the country began investigating whether distributors and retailers had conspired to inflate CD prices. "This settlement will put cash in the hands of millions of consumers and music CDs in libraries and schools throughout the country, and will ensure that the challenged distributor/retailer practices will not resume," Hornby wrote.
The ruling, however, does not stipulate exactly how much consumers will receive or when the checks will be distributed. More than 3.5 million consumers filed claims, now estimated at $12.63 each. Hornby asked lawyers to present him with a report by the end of the month on how much it will cost to distribute the checks and how much each check will be. He also deferred ruling on a plan on how millions of CDs will be distributed to the schools and libraries.
The lawsuit, signed by the attorneys general of 43 states and territories and consolidated in Portland in October 2000, accused major record labels and large music retailers facing competition from discounters like Target and Wal-Mart of conspiring to set minimum music prices. The defendants — Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Distribution, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp., Universal Music Group and Bertelsmann Music Group, and retailers Tower Records, Musicland Stores and Transworld Entertainment — deny any wrongdoing. Attorneys representing the companies declined to testify in court.
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A federal judge approved a settlement agreement Friday in a music antitrust lawsuit that will result in more than 3.5 million consumers receiving nearly $13 each. Judge D. Brock Hornby issued a 51-page ruling in the case that began in 1996 when attorneys general across the country began investigating whether distributors and retailers had conspired to inflate CD prices. "This settlement will put cash in the hands of millions of consumers and music CDs in libraries and schools throughout the country, and will ensure that the challenged distributor/retailer practices will not resume," Hornby wrote.
The ruling, however, does not stipulate exactly how much consumers will receive or when the checks will be distributed. More than 3.5 million consumers filed claims, now estimated at $12.63 each. Hornby asked lawyers to present him with a report by the end of the month on how much it will cost to distribute the checks and how much each check will be. He also deferred ruling on a plan on how millions of CDs will be distributed to the schools and libraries.
The lawsuit, signed by the attorneys general of 43 states and territories and consolidated in Portland in October 2000, accused major record labels and large music retailers facing competition from discounters like Target and Wal-Mart of conspiring to set minimum music prices. The defendants — Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Distribution, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp., Universal Music Group and Bertelsmann Music Group, and retailers Tower Records, Musicland Stores and Transworld Entertainment — deny any wrongdoing. Attorneys representing the companies declined to testify in court.
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Its funny how these companies were illegaly partaking in price fixing, and are among the same people whining and bitching about illegal mp3 downloads.
And they get pissed off that my sister and I buy one CD, split the cost, and burn a copy of it so we each have one...
Total horse ****
I should get $1,300 for the price I overpaid with all the CD's I bought in the past.
But still, some money is better than none!
Of course the world doesn't revolve around me...I was just hoping price cuts would result from this lawsuit
Alright!! I'm rich!!!!!!!!!!! Can't even afford to buy 1 cd with this cash at the curent prices.
So true...so true...
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