January 19, 2007
Cdigix Joins Internet2
Cdigix, a music- and movie-download service that caters to college students, has become a corporate member of Internet2, company officials announced today.
The company will use Internet2’s high-speed research network “to develop innovative content distribution and federated identity management technologies that will play a critical role in the future of online digital media,” according to a news statement. By joining Internet2, Cdigix will be able swap tips with a few of its peers in the antipiracy business: The Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America have already become corporate members of the consortium, as has Ruckus (The Chronicle, September 23, 2005), another company that offers legal downloads to students. —Brock Read
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Napster is also a member. So that means that most of the major players in the higher ed online entertainment service sector are now members of Internet2. I wonder why Real and Apple aren’t members…? Will this move actually help these companies (other than allowing them to keep an eye on one another and advertise that they’re I2 members)?
— Kevin Guidry Jan 19, 05:35 PM #