Mike,

The fine print states that if enough people sign up that the pay-out is less 
than $5 per recipient, all of the cash will go to unspecified "non-profit 
groups".

My guess is that the recording execs are very busy setting such *non-profit* 
entities up as we speak...  (cough, hack, grin)

I passed, figuring that it may also be one of the biggest address lists 
available for sale to any spam generator scum who may desire it.

Consider it payment for any material I may have downloaded (minimal) via the 
net without paying for it....

Pat


>From: Mike Shupp <mike@shupp.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: don't hold your breath
>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:29:25 -0500
>
>Are you saying that the defendants are trying to persuade consumers to 
>register
>claims, such that, if enough are registered, they won't have to pay out
>individual claims, only a lump sum...?  If so, where would this lump sum 
>go?
>Just curious- thanks...
>
>Ray Brizzi wrote:
>
> > >got this interesting email from a friend this morning.........
> >
> > >Have you collected your $20 payment from the major record labels &
> > >retailers yet?
> >
> > >They're forced to give $44 million back to consumers, but since most
> > >people don't know about it yet, it's going mostly unclaimed.
> >
> > This is probably a ploy by the people that have to pay the money. If 
>there
> > are enough people who apply, they will only have to pay some 
>organization
> > (too lazy to look it up) a lump sum. It will cost them A LOT more to 
>send
> > hundreds of thousands or a million or more individual checks (keying in 
>all
> > the data, mailing, postage, bank fees, etc.)
> >
> > Budget this money in with your tax cut.
> >
> > Ray


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