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To: HerbVic who wrote (46)	11/7/2003 12:03:15 PM
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Napster, Penn State Unveil Online Music Deal By REUTERS Published: November 6, 2003 Filed at 6:34 p.m. ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a move aimed at stemming wide-scale online piracy on college campuses, Penn State University on Thursday reached a deal to offer thousands of students free access to the Napster music service. Penn State President Graham Spanier said the school will offer students access to digital music and limited downloading from Napster's newly relaunched music service at no cost. <snip> ``There will be no additional costs to students for this service,'' Spanier said, adding the program will be funded under a $160 information technology fee paid by students each semester that Penn State already had in place. ``The price we negotiated with Napster was so reasonable and possible to do within our fee structure,'' said Spanier, noting the technology fee covers various services, including access to databases, modems and certain software. A University spokesman said he did not think the fee would be raised as a result of this arrangement. <snip> nytimes.com Soooo... it's not really FREE, is it? - HerbVic