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Public libraries to receive over a thousand CDs
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Posted on Jun 22 2004
It will rain over 1,000 musical compact discs on public libraries on the islands.
Public libraries in the CNMI will soon receive over 1,000 CDs of diverse musical genres, following the settlement of a class suit against the music distribution industry.
Attorney General Pamela Brown disclosed that the CNMI stands to benefit from the settlement of the anti-trust lawsuit filed by her office and the AGOs of some 42 other states and territories.
“We are pleased that the enforcement of state and federal anti-trust laws through this litigation has led to a positive outcome for the benefit of consumers of pre-recorded music in the CNMI,” the AGO said in a media release.
“Our hope is that, through this distribution of CDs, consumers and their families will continue to receive benefits of this settlement for years to come. The educational benefits of this distribution can and will be substantial,” it added.
Some 767 CDs would go to the Joeten-Kiyu public library, while 128 each would benefit the public libraries on Tinian and Rota, the AGO said. Brown said the CDs, totaling some 1,023, are worth almost $14,000.
The CD’s would include diverse musical genres, including classical, jazz and blues, the AGO said.
Besides the CDs, the AGO said individual CNMI residents who filed claims were paid out hundreds of dollars in monetary claims.
The AGOs initiated the lawsuit against the music distribution industry for allegedly fixing the minimum price at which to advertise the sale of CDs.
“The compact discs which are being distributed must be used to further music-related programs or purposes reasonably to benefit a substantial number of the purchasers of CDs in the CNMI,” the AGO said, citing the terms of the court-approved settlement.
