I really don't know how to spin this so that it has an educational application, but it's important, morally and financially that people are reminded of this. What is it? Multi-level marketing? Have I joined a cult? No, it's simply the settlement with the music industry regarding price fixing and cds.

Here's how it works: if you've purchased a cd in the past few years, fill out the form at the above link. You'll get about 20 bucks. It's not free money, because you've already overpaid for CDs your whole life. The problem is that not many people are signing up for the settlement.

Ok, I suppose this is sorta kinda pedagogically interesting inasmuch as it touches upon the music industry, intellectual property (and its abuses), the mechanisms of compensation, and the microeconomics of free money--what is our aversion to it? Because, if you think about it, you're getting paid $240 an hour to fill out an online form.