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remember when computers had DVD drives well if you had one such computer 10 years ago you could get paid ten bucks thanks to a settlement of a class-action lawsuit why because the makers of DVD drives Sony NEC Panasonic and Hitachi LG were accused of colluding to inflate the prices of their optical drives the lawsuit alleged that when computer makers like HP and Dell wanted to buy some drives these makers would all share their bids with each other to keep the prices high but we're talking about something that happened more than a decade ago the legal drama has been just dragging on for years and now finally there's a form to fill out to claim your rightful payback it's pretty easy to submit your claim go to optical disc drive antitrust calm provide your name email address and how many computers or drives you bought between 2003 and 2008 there's no proof needed at least not from this form but it says they may ask for proof later although I don't think many people kept their receipts from computers bought in 2003 if you're having trouble remembering what computer you used in 2003 allow me to help take you back to that quaint time there was no iPhone so music was in these things called mp3 players we were all partying in the club like it's your birthday we just found nemo and ben affleck he was a Marvel superhero not DC before you get too excited about your ten bucks i should mention it's not for everyone this is only applicable for residents of 23 states so like half the country's out of luck and you cannot apply for money if you had a Panasonic computer but if you do apply do not expect to see the money anytime soon because the lawyers are waiting to see if other optical drive makers are going to settle to squeeze more out of this I'm Bridget Carey foreseen it wishing that all your $10 dreams come true