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