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okay so I just got this email

A proposed settlement has been reached in the nationwide class action lawsuit, In re Sony PS3 Other OS Litigation, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-10-1811 (YGR). This lawsuit challenges the decision to disable the Other OS functionality from Fat PS3 computer entertainment consoles through Firmware Update 3.21, released on April 1, 2010. Fat PS3 consoles were consoles manufactured with the ability to install a Linux operating system as an alternative to the game operating system. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) (n/k/a Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC) is the defendant and denies all allegations.

If the settlement is approved and you are a Class Member, you may be eligible to submit a claim for benefits. You are a Class Member if you purchased a Fat PS3 between November 1, 2006 and April 1, 2010 from an authorized retailer for family, personal and/or household use and you: (1) used the Other OS functionality; (2) knew about the Other OS functionality; or (3) contend or believe that you lost value or desired functionality or were otherwise injured as a consequence of Firmware Update 3.21 and/or the disablement of Other OS functionality in the Fat PS3. Class Members will be eligible to receive a cash payment up to $65 per valid claim, the exact amount of which will depend on how many valid claims are submitted. The deadline for submitting claim forms is April 15, 2018. Claim forms are available on the Settlement Website or may be obtained by calling the Settlement Administrator.

so I can get up to $65 if I simply claim that I knew the fat PS3 used to have Other OS functionality? I don't even need to have used the thing?

my word Vlado has finally earned his keep because I remember him whining incessantly for several days after they pulled its functionality
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