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University Tests Legal File Downloading System
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."
if its not illegal it's no fun.
screw it.
Without knowing any further details, I'll bet that'll about sum it up. ;>
...this is sure to get more kids to want to go off to college. "Hot damn!! I can get free music and movies if I go to college? Sign me up!!!"
Un-news
Thanks for ruining the service we sprung $5 this month for. I guess my $5 is going to pay for a new server farm. Thanks again, slashdot!
I get the feeling though that unlike most "illegal" networks, this one has considerably less porn.
Obviously, it would be worthless to me.
Doesn't sound like "sales" to me.
are you criticizing the respectable business of selling protection?
Which means exactly? The movies I download off of Bittorrent aren't officially owned, bought, or burned either....
hey, I dont know much about how licensing keys and DRM stuff work
This should have been your first line, and you should have stopped there.
Speculation is useless.
i read this post... what makes this "Interesting"? not much in the way of details...
/ I heard a Ruckus.
..
* A ruckus, Sir? *
/ Yes a Ruckus
*... I didnt hear a Ruckus Sir.. Could you describe the nature of the Ruckus *
/ Dont get smart with me young man! .
The Piratebay, the largest bittorrent tracker in Sweden, recently got a threatening letter from the lawyers at Dreamworks.
:) (and it will be interesting to see dreamworks response on this).
Here is their response. Be aware of adult language, but I thought it was fun nevertheless
Next thing you know, you'll be able to hook your computer to a group of computers connected to other groups of computers. And we shall name it the Intergroup of computers or Intergroup.