Ruckus College Network
If you are a college student and you love music, well then you’re in luck for Ruckus is specifically designed for you. College life is hectic and filled with immense pressures (and of course, also filled with party time in between the hectic academic lectures) of having to master and take in different subjects and courses as you go along for a few years till graduation. Some hail this as “the life” for it is filled with hard partying and other forms of entertainment to diffuse the tensions that accumulate through the years spent in classrooms and lecture halls.
With over 3 million music tracks available for down load by college students, it truly is a relief for you PC and Laptop bound kids and allows them to enjoy the music they love for free. The site fuels their free music with revenue from advertising and they do encourage others to sign up and refer as much as they can. Membership, requires a valid “.edu” extension to your email address (which means you are a student of a valid college and they can also verify the said info through the admin of your school) for you to become a legit member of the community. Created by college students, for college students is what makes the site so appealing to the younger generation for they know these people understand them in their music choices and favorites.
With over a thousand member US schools and colleges, the list just keeps on getting bigger and longer everyday. Membership is allowed for, current active students, faculty/staff and even alumni as long as the email address they use has the .edu and that you can provide your graduation date (this allows them to verify your true affiliation). The site’s terms of use is quite specific that the music you get cannot be used for any commercial application and that it is copyrighted according to US copyright and US electronic media laws so be sure to read the by-laws to prevent any unto wards incidents.
” Ruckus, the site for college students, by college students.”
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