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April 11, 2006, 04:08 PM ET
Music on Their Minds
The Chronicle asked a panel of campus officials who had signed deals with legal downloading services to weigh in on their own experiences during a moderated Web chat last month.
One of the participants, Charles E. Phelps, provost of the University of Rochester, said one factor motivating colleges to purchase services like Napster is pressure from government officials. “The implied threats from Congress to ‘fix the problem if we don’t’ scare the wits out of me. That’s why I’m working on this topic so much,” he said. The university has signed deals with both Napster and Cdigix.
Another participant, Oren Sreebny, director of emerging technology, computing, and communications at the University of Washington, said he saw the music services more as amenities. “We view it as almost the same as putting cable-TV service in the residence halls—though that’s covered by the room rates, while at least so far, Napster isn’t.” The University of Washington started offering Napster subscriptions to all students on campus this fall. (The Chronicle, subscription required)
Categories: Campus-Piracy
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