Eastern Michigan, UNC, NC State and University of Tennessee - Knoxville to Offer Napster Subscription Service at Campus Discount
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 Napster, a division of Roxio (Nasdaq: ROXI - News), announced
today that four more prestigious schools will enable their students to access
Napster's award-winning digital music subscription service at a significant
discount. Beginning this January, students at Eastern Michigan University, the
University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and the University
of Tennessee at Knoxville will be able to enjoy the service that boasts the
largest music catalog and more community features than any other, providing
a compelling alternative to illegal peer to peer sites.
"It is extremely rewarding to have the academic community share our dedication
to providing a safe and fun means of discovering music," said Chris Gorog,
Napster's chairman and CEO. "We are thrilled to bring Napster to a growing
number of passionate music fans at campuses across the country."
Napster initiated its university program early last year with Penn State University
and expanded this fall to an elite core of leading colleges including Cornell
University, George Washington University, Middlebury College, University of
Miami, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, Vanderbilt
University and Wright State University. The students within the program have
full access to Napster's unlimited subscription features and online community
of music lovers, including the opportunity to share play lists and view other
members' music collections in a safe and legal environment. Napster's program
allows schools to offer the service to their enrollment at a substantially discounted
rate from its usual $9.95 per month.
In establishing this agreement, the schools have been working closely with
the Campus Action Network (CAN), an initiative dedicated to facilitating the
introduction of safe, legitimate digital music services to the campus environment.
CAN, which is led by Sony BMG Music Entertainment
and other record companies, works with a wide range of legitimate online music
services, and helps institutions to create programs that uniquely fit their
needs, as well as the needs of their student bodies.
About Napster
Napster®, the world's biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription
service that enables fans to access the world's largest and most diverse online
collection of music and experience the largest number of features. Napster subscribers
have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favorites with
community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other
members' collections. Subscribers to Napster can listen to full-length songs
from every major record label and hundreds of independents on demand for a low
monthly fee. Napster also offers Napster Light, a "lighter" version
of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte.
Napster is a division of Roxio, Inc., (Nasdaq: ROXI - News), the Digital Media
Company, provider of the best-selling digital media software in the world. Napster
is headquartered in Los Angeles.
About Campus Action Network
Campus Action Network (CAN) is a music industry-wide effort led by Sony BMG
Music Entertainment and other record companies. CAN's principal objective is
to ensure that students have access to safe, legitimate digital music services,
and it is working to support the launch of legitimate music services on campuses
around the country. CAN provides universities with introductions, information
and support on a broad array of online music services. CAN does not recommend
or endorse any one service or technology to institutions.
Copyright © 2004 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio, the Roxio tagline,
Napster, Napster To Go, and Napster Light are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Roxio, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other
countries. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.
For further information, please contact Dana M. Harris of Napster, +1-310-281-5073,
dana.harris@napster.com; or Nancy
Sullivan, +1-310-854-8199, nsullivan@rogersandcowan.com,
or John Conroy, +1-310-854-8178, jconroy@rogersandcowan.com,
both of Rogers & Cowan, for Napster.
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