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Thursday, 03 March 2005 |
School considers legal file-sharing
Stanford Daily
The University has formed a committee to determine whether or
not Stanford should negotiate an online music subscription service, which would
allow students to download music for low prices, with companies like Napster or
Apple.
According to Susan Weinstein, Stanford’s director of business development and
privacy, the committee includes students who were recommended by the ASSU
executives and representatives from the Office of Student Affairs, Information
Technology Systems and Services, and Residential Computing. It will evaluate
music providers such as Napster, CDigix, Ruckus, Rhapsody and iTunes, which are
the most likely to provide preferential pricing for students.
“In the last year, we have noticed that some of our peers are beginning to make
these services available on their campuses,” Weinstein said. “The University has
also been approached by a number of providers of online music services who wish
to partner with us to provide their services to our students. It seemed like a
good time to take a look at this opportunity to see if it is right for our
students and the University.”
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