Napster; an academic database?

contributed by Thomas L. at 10:19 AM on February 08, 2004.

Here is an interesting development; Univ. of Rochester has purchased access to the Napster (now owned by Roxio) Network and is offering use of it to students for free. I am not sure if this is a forward thinking act by an insightful university, or a desparate marketing ploy by an irrelevant company, but it certainly changes the meaning of an 'academic database.' I wonder when Harvard is going to buy the Apple Itunes Music Store?

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