Facebook Settlement

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So I got this email about a lawsuit settlement with Facebook.  States if I file there's chump change up to $10 owed to me.  Anyone else thinking about it?  Sounds like a scam, but the comments I've read alot of ppl think its real. 

What say you BHM?

Facebook has started to become more of an advertisment machine more and more each day.  Pisses me off!

NOTICE OF PENDING CLASS ACTION AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
ANGEL FRALEY V. FACEBOOK, INC.
You are receiving this e-mail because you may have been featured in a "Sponsored Story" on Facebook prior to December 3, 2012.
 A federal court authorized this Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. 
Why did I get this notice? This
 Notice relates to a proposed settlement ("Settlement") of a class 
action lawsuit ("Action") filed against Facebook relating to a 
particular Facebook feature called "Sponsored Stories." According to 
available records, you may be a "Class Member."
What is the Action about? The
 Action claims that Facebook unlawfully used the names, profile 
pictures, photographs, likenesses, and identities of Facebook users in 
the United States to advertise or sell products and services through 
Sponsored Stories without obtaining those users' consent. Facebook 
denies any wrongdoing and any liability whatsoever. No court or other 
entity has made any judgment or other determination of any liability.
What is a Sponsored Story? Sponsored
 Stories are a form of advertising that typically contains posts which 
appeared on facebook.com about or from a Facebook user or entity that a 
business, organization, or individual has paid to promote so there is a 
better chance that the posts will be seen by the user or entity's chosen
 audience. Sponsored Stories may be displayed, for example, when a 
Facebook user interacts with the Facebook service (including 
sub-domains, international versions, widgets, plug-ins, platform 
applications or games, and mobile applications) in certain ways, such as
 by clicking on the Facebook "Like" button on a business's, 
organization's, or individual's Facebook page. Sponsored Stories 
typically include a display of a Facebook user's Facebook name (i.e., 
the name the user has associated with his or her Facebook account) 
and/or profile picture (if the user has uploaded one) with a statement 
describing the user's interaction with the Facebook service, such as 
"John Smith likes UNICEF," "John Smith played Farmville," or "John Smith
 shared a link."
What relief does the Settlement provide? Facebook
 will pay $20 million into a fund that can be used, in part, to pay 
claims of Class Members (including Minor Class Members) who appeared in a
 Sponsored Story. Each participating Class Member who submits a valid 
and timely claim form may be eligible to receive up to $10. The 
amount, if any, paid to each claimant depends upon the number of claims 
made and other factors detailed in the Settlement. No one knows in 
advance how much each claimant will receive, or whether any money will 
be paid directly to claimants. If the number of claims made renders
 it economically infeasible to pay money to persons who make a timely 
and valid claim, payment will be made to the not-for-profit 
organizations identified on the Settlement website at 
www.fraleyfacebooksettlement.com (if clicking on the link does not work,
 copy and paste the website address into a web browser). These 
organizations are involved in educational outreach that teaches adults 
and children how to use social media technologies safely, or are 
involved in research of social media, with a focus on critical thinking 
around advertising and commercialization, and particularly with 
protecting the interests of children.

Edited by Tbaby - Jan 05 2013 at 10:58am