I got a letter from Attorney General of Illinois, Lisa Madigan.

the letter says:

Dear Illinois music purchasers:

As Attorney General for the state of Illinois, I am pleased to enclose payment for your claim in the settlement of the Compant Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation. This lawsuit was brought by the Attorneys General of 43 states and 3 territories and by counel for Private Class Plaintiffs on behalf of purchasers of music CDs. In accordance with the terms of the court-approved settlement, payment is being made to music purchasers who filed a valid and timely claim.

whether you filed your claim online at the settlement web sit, www.MusicCDsettlement.com, or by mail, the attached payment represents full payment of your portion of the settlement. Please note that the attached payment instrument must be cashed by May 20, 2004.

It is a pleasure to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion and to return value to consumers who purchased CDs while the challenged policies were in effect.

Lisa Madigan
Attorney General of Illinois

the check is only worth 13 some US dollar. but my question is whether that will affect the future CD price and the businees practice of the music industry.

anyone else got this settlement? what do you think?