nsane.forums Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Free, ad-supported online music service available to students at all US colleges shuts down. Officially launched in September 2004 at Northern Illinois University, Ruckus was the first online music service focused exclusively on the college market. It was originally a subscription-based service, but dropped the monthly fee in November of 2006 in favor of a free, ad-supported business model. Ruckus was always touted by the RIAA as evidence that legal alternatives to file-sharing existed. However, the service never really quite caught on because of the many restrictions placed on the music, such as no burning to CDs, and the fact that the music became inoperable after a period of time if the embedded license wasn't renewed. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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