July 19, 2004
Back in my day, you didn't have to pay for Napster
And you still don't, if you go to GW:
Through a deal worked out with the online music library Napster, students living in campus residence halls will be able to access hundreds of thousands of songs over the university's high-speed network, effectively allowing them to use their personal computers as electronic jukeboxes.University officials would not say how much it will cost to provide Napster subscriptions to all 7,100 on-campus students, but said the program's first trial year will be underwritten by a gift from a donor who wished to remain anonymous.
There has to be a catch here. Donors don't buy 7,100 Napster subscriptions (which cost $9.95 normally) without some sort of caveat, just as they don't donate money to build new academic buildings without getting their name next to or above the main entrance. I can imagine a GW party with mixed CD interrupted as each song started by a nasal old man saying, "this free music is brought to you through the generosity of Frank J. Himmelfarb."
Jeez, what's next for those hotel-residing, bar-ruining, cellphone-yapping, Delta Shuttle-taking, Napster-using coddled bastards?
Posted by rj3 at July 19, 2004 12:17 PM
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