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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Justice!
So, probably about a year to a year and a half ago, I read an article about how there was a class action lawsuit against the music industry for unfair price-fixing of CD's over the past 15 years or so... 43 different states were banding together to try and get the companies to change their illegal ways of "Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Pricing" and obtain a nice hefty settlement to help pay us back for years of abuse in charging almost $20 for a friggin' cd. (I mean, I figure during that time, I purchased probably anywhere from 250-400 CD's. You do the math.)
And lo, I had pretty much forgotten about how after reading that article a year and a half ago, I signed up to become part of said class action lawsuit -- thereby entitling me to whatever settlement should come about if the case was found in the Plantiff's favor.
And lo lo, I was quite surprised to open my mailbox today to find a little envelope from the CD MAP Antitrust Litigation entitled "IMPORTANT: Settlement Materials Enclosed" waiting for me. Today, it would seem that justice has finally be served! The little man, has finally scored a victory over the giant corporations and their years of abuse and exploitation!!! And what, you might ask -- is this justice worth?
Thirteen dollars and eighty-six cents.
Not even enough to buy a goddamned CD. Viva las Justice!
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