Ruckus officially shut down earlier this week, closing the door on what many university administrators saw as a solution to filesharing on campuses. The service allowed students to access music online through temporary licenses. While an alternative to what some have dubbed as "illegal filesharing," the program was full of problems.
Michael Castello, a student at UMBC and a member of the USM Student Council, has been working with UMBC and USM officials on this issue, recognizing that Ruckus is not a solution to the problem and that provisions targeting universities and college students for illegal filesharing is illegitimate.
Castello has developed into quite the expert and champion of the issue, and has recently been highlighted in a P2Pnet.net article . I look forward to Michael posting on the Blog to tell us more.
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