Music Download Software

Ferris is offering a free music-sharing software called Ruckus to help students avoid legal problems that develop when music is downloaded illegally. In order to use it, a student sets up a user name and password, then they have to download software to hear and store the music. I had a student ask why she couldn't listen to her music in the info commons. Scott Claerhout verified this morning that the academic support teams on campus have all agreed they will not be downloading the Ruckus player onto public computers. It is meant to be used on a student's personal computer only. Ruckus maintains user logins, which causes problems with security in public places.