Illinois Univ Tests Music And Movie Download Service

Northern illinois University will test a new product this fall when they download music and movies from the Ruckus Network online music and movie service.

The pilot program in one of the dorms will allow about 1,500 students to download movies and music free of direct charges. If the downloading service works well in its test, the service may be expanded to other residence halls. The price to NIU for the test service will be about $20 per subscriber.

Ruckus is a new startup, a brainchild of two graduate students at MIT, and is backed by Battery Ventures.

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