Legal downloading site at Clemson
Ruckus for enjoyment more than exploration.
By: Whitney Farrow
Issue date: 4/4/08 Section: News
Clemson University has partnered with Ruckus Network, Inc. to offer students a free and legal way of downloading unlimited music.
For those who have yet to recover from the downfall of Napster, the crackdown by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on shared music or the shock of having to pay for mp3s, Ruckus.com provides users with access to more than three million songs of all varieties.
On March 10, Ruckus Network, Inc. announced that its service would be available to the Clemson community at no cost to the University or users of the program. The multimedia network can be accessed by both undergraduate and graduate students anytime whether on or off campus.
The first college-only service arrived at Clemson after several months of work by the Undergraduate Student Government's Research and Development (R&D) Committee.
Former R&D Chair Ryan Fernandes, who spearheaded the project, said the venture could not have been accomplished by CUSG alone. "CCIT was really helpful," said Ferndandes. "We worked with CCIT to make sure we could get the optimum product for students."
Ruckus, Inc. agreed to bring the program to Clemson based on student demand for a free music filesharing service, the University's networking infrastructure and the relationship Ruckus formed with CUSG.
"We are very excited to make our music service available to students at Clemson, to help them discover and share new music," said Chris Utah, Director of Campus Sales at Ruckus.
"Clemson students have been asking for Ruckus for months and we are happy to now provide a full featured digital entertainment service - and a safe and legal alternative to file-sharing - at no cost to students or to the school."
Ruckus allows users to legally download and share their music, create multiple playlists, recommend music to friends and peruse their peers' media libraries.
"It's a great opportunity for students to take the legal route when it comes to downloading music," said Fernandes.
To ensure the legality of the program, Ruckus eradicates copyright infringement through a licensing agreement with major international record labels and many independent labels and musicians.
Also, the downloaded music files are unable to be freely transferred to mp3 players or burned onto CDs.
Ruckus has already had success after being made available to almost 200 colleges and universities across the nation. Among those participating in the program are Duke University, Georgia Tech University, North Carolina State and Princeton University.
Currently, there are nearly 4,000 Clemson students signed up for the service.
To begin using Ruckus, Clemson students must first create an account at www.Ruckus.com, and using their Clemson email address.
For those who have yet to recover from the downfall of Napster, the crackdown by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on shared music or the shock of having to pay for mp3s, Ruckus.com provides users with access to more than three million songs of all varieties.
On March 10, Ruckus Network, Inc. announced that its service would be available to the Clemson community at no cost to the University or users of the program. The multimedia network can be accessed by both undergraduate and graduate students anytime whether on or off campus.
The first college-only service arrived at Clemson after several months of work by the Undergraduate Student Government's Research and Development (R&D) Committee.
Former R&D Chair Ryan Fernandes, who spearheaded the project, said the venture could not have been accomplished by CUSG alone. "CCIT was really helpful," said Ferndandes. "We worked with CCIT to make sure we could get the optimum product for students."
Ruckus, Inc. agreed to bring the program to Clemson based on student demand for a free music filesharing service, the University's networking infrastructure and the relationship Ruckus formed with CUSG.
"We are very excited to make our music service available to students at Clemson, to help them discover and share new music," said Chris Utah, Director of Campus Sales at Ruckus.
"Clemson students have been asking for Ruckus for months and we are happy to now provide a full featured digital entertainment service - and a safe and legal alternative to file-sharing - at no cost to students or to the school."
Ruckus allows users to legally download and share their music, create multiple playlists, recommend music to friends and peruse their peers' media libraries.
"It's a great opportunity for students to take the legal route when it comes to downloading music," said Fernandes.
To ensure the legality of the program, Ruckus eradicates copyright infringement through a licensing agreement with major international record labels and many independent labels and musicians.
Also, the downloaded music files are unable to be freely transferred to mp3 players or burned onto CDs.
Ruckus has already had success after being made available to almost 200 colleges and universities across the nation. Among those participating in the program are Duke University, Georgia Tech University, North Carolina State and Princeton University.
Currently, there are nearly 4,000 Clemson students signed up for the service.
To begin using Ruckus, Clemson students must first create an account at www.Ruckus.com, and using their Clemson email address.
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Pablo
posted 4/09/08 @ 3:17 PM EST
Am I the only person who sees through this sham? Student government spent "several monthes of work" on this service that was already free to all college students. (Continued…)
Dave
posted 4/14/08 @ 10:05 PM EST
Ryan,
Thanks for putting in the time and effort to share Ruckus with Clemson. I am a music fanatic and have been suggesting this program to many of my friends. (Continued…)
Ryan
Ryan
posted 4/20/08 @ 12:05 PM EST
Dave,
Thanks for the comment- I'm glad you're enjoying the program.
The renew by date is the date that the music will "expire" if not renewed. To solve this, all you have to do is right click on the song and click renew license (when you're connected to the internet and logged in) and the renew by date will move back. (Continued…)
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