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Really, really enjoyed this. Thanks for writing this article; I am looking forward to reading more of your work!

@radioactivez0r: I think the extra $5 million is for things like compensation for identity theft losses. Attorney fees usually are not included in an announced settlement amounts.

I took a a quick look through the proposal, some interesting tidbits:

This does not apply to Europe, as the Settlement Class is defined as "persons residing in the United Sates."

There is a cap of $6 million on claims benefits for non-Welcome Back participants, and $4 million for participants. The 'value' of each game is $9, so it looks like Sony is anticipating 'giving' away 666,666 games to non-participants and 444,444 games to participants.

Even if you miss out on the 'capped' portion, you still get a free month of PS+ if you submit a valid claim.

$2.75 mil in attorneys fees for the plaintiff (which is actually not that much, given there were 7 (!) firms working on this for a few years).

Speaking of fraudulent activity, the real Matt Rorie would never write a thousand words without referencing puppies.

Vince Carter in that group? Really? We're the same age, and, sweet Jesus, no. In every possible way, no.