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New Service Offers College Downloaders A Student Discount
One music company is cutting college students some slack by cutting the cost of downloading music.
Ctrax, a joint venture of online music service provider MusicNet and digital video services company Cflix, is similar to services like Napster, Rhapsody and iTunes but is exclusively for college students. Songs downloaded from Ctrax will cost less than the industry standard 99 cents per track, according to a Ctrax spokesperson.
A test version of the service launched Tuesday (April 27) at Yale University, and by the fall semester Ctrax expects to have as many as 20 U.S. colleges and universities onboard. Although a future pricing policy has not been set, for a $2 monthly subscription fee, Yale students can purchase packages of 10 downloads for $8 or 20 downloads for $15.
Ctrax users have access to the 700,000 songs in the MusicNet library, and because the files will be stored on the schools' own networks, it promises faster and more reliable delivery than conventional services.
MusicNet launched in 1999 and is owned by RealNetworks and the parent companies of major-label conglomerates BMG, EMI, Sony and Time Warner. Cflix was founded a year earlier as a portal for college students to access movies, television programs and sports.
Napster 2.0 was the first digital download service to specifically target college students when it struck a deal with Penn State University in November to offer its service to students living on campus at no extra cost (see "Penn State Students To Get Free Napster Next Semester"). A deal with the University of Rochester was struck in February.
A company spokesperson said so far the feedback has been favorable and the company hopes to work with more schools in the future.
Ctrax, a joint venture of online music service provider MusicNet and digital video services company Cflix, is similar to services like Napster, Rhapsody and iTunes but is exclusively for college students. Songs downloaded from Ctrax will cost less than the industry standard 99 cents per track, according to a Ctrax spokesperson.
A test version of the service launched Tuesday (April 27) at Yale University, and by the fall semester Ctrax expects to have as many as 20 U.S. colleges and universities onboard. Although a future pricing policy has not been set, for a $2 monthly subscription fee, Yale students can purchase packages of 10 downloads for $8 or 20 downloads for $15.
Ctrax users have access to the 700,000 songs in the MusicNet library, and because the files will be stored on the schools' own networks, it promises faster and more reliable delivery than conventional services.
MusicNet launched in 1999 and is owned by RealNetworks and the parent companies of major-label conglomerates BMG, EMI, Sony and Time Warner. Cflix was founded a year earlier as a portal for college students to access movies, television programs and sports.
Napster 2.0 was the first digital download service to specifically target college students when it struck a deal with Penn State University in November to offer its service to students living on campus at no extra cost (see "Penn State Students To Get Free Napster Next Semester"). A deal with the University of Rochester was struck in February.
A company spokesperson said so far the feedback has been favorable and the company hopes to work with more schools in the future.
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