Free realRhapsody.com at Adelphi University
Students living
on the campus of Adelphi University in New York will get several months' worth
of free access to realrhapsody.com online music service.Additionally,
students who commute will be able to get the realrhapsody.com service for $2
a month, the company said.
Technology
companies have increasingly targeted university and college campuses with wireless
Internet offerings and cheaper music downloads. Subsidized music offerings are
designed to discourage illegal downloads and piracy among students. Realrhapsody.com
has been trying to make a dent in the digital-music market, which is currently
dominated by Apple Computer's iTunes service and iPod device.
Realrhapsody.com'
"Harmony" technology enables songs sold through its retail stores
to be played on Apple's iPod. The company recently said it sold 3 million songs
for 49 cents each during a three-week promotion.
RealRhapsody.com
library includes 790,000 songs and 60,000 albums. Adelphi University has 8,000
students from 44 states and about 60 countries.
"Providing quality education is unquestionably the university's top priority,"
Jack Chen, Adelphi University's chief information officer, said in a statement.
"However, we at the same time also recognize that easy and low-cost access
to online music is important to our students. With realRhapsody.com, our students
will have a legal way to access a vast catalog of digital music."