Downloading music

coldrising
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:21:02 +0000

Try Ruckus (www.ruckus.com). It’s free to all college students with a .edu e-mail address. Features and restrictions include:

Pricing: Free to all students with a valid .edu email address. $8.99/month for alumni and college faculty.
Platform(s): Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista only.
Downloading: Yes.
Burning/Copying: No.
Streaming: Streaming video content on Ruckus TV. No streaming music content.
Format: Protected Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows Media Video (WMV) format.
Digital restrictions: No burning to compact discs. Limited player support. Files contain embedded licenses that must be renewed periodically.
Catalog: Roughly 2.8 million files.

Considering it’s free and legal it’s not that bad. Files are copy protected so you can’t transfer them to iPods, but it’s still good for listening to music on your computer.