Skype Class-Action Settled

I woke up this morning to an email from a class-action suit against Skype. Apparently, if you purchased credits from Skype that expired before December 31, 2009, you're eligible for a $4.00 credit. What happened was that the class-action suit claimed that allowing credits to expire after 180 days was against the laws imposed on gift certificates and so should also apply to Skype credits. Skype settled, dropped the 180 day rule, and now you get $4.00! All the information is after the jump.

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