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University Tests Legal File Downloading System

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the another-one-that-is dept.

philospher writes "Dorm students at Northern Illinois University are testing a legal file downloading service. It is made by Ruckus Network, and was developed by a group of MIT students. NIU pays 5$ a month per student, and the students can get music, movies, TV shows, local content and community features. Sounds a lot better than having the RIAA sending you a court summons."

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  1. Al Capone would love this! by techno-vampire · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is a classic protection racket. You know, "Give me five dollars a month per student, and nobody gets sued." It doesn't matter if half the students never download anything, they still have to pay the $5/month. They should give the kids accounts and bill them, so that only those using the service have to pay.

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