Penn State/Napster 2.0 Trial

Russell S. Vaught

Associate Vice Provost

Information Technology

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Music Delivery Options

• Wide discussions with students at several levels• Evaluated a number of services• Desired Attributes based on student desires

– Net Radio (more important than we thought!)

– Streaming Audio

– Tethered Downloads

– Purchase and Burn Tracks

• Napster had all attributes

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Security

• Strong Policy on Computer and Network Security– Deals directly with Copyright Infringement

– Now bans servers in Residence Halls

• Installing firewalls on 94 Residence Hall networks• Practice

– Have always suspended network access upon Infringement Notice or substantiated awareness

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Account Creation

• Essentially All Students have an Access Account– Based upon MIT’s Kerberos (K-5)– LDAP entry for eligibility

• Uses eduPerson 2.0 schema

• Provides– Authentication – You are who you say your are (K5)– Authorization – You can do what you want to do

(LDAP)

• Tight link of PSU’s system to Napster’s– Uses Internet2’s Shibboleth technology

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Current Status

• Centrally funded– No direct cost to students except for purchased tracks

• Service made available to 16,500 Residence Hall students on January 11– 12,500 (75%) have computers qualified for Napster

• Service only for Windows 2000 and XP• No earlier Windows, Mac or LINUX clients

• 10,228 (82%) of qualified students now signed up• Over 100,000 tracks per day in first weeks

– Around 80,000 tracks per day recently

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Future Plans

• All students eligible starting Fall Semester• Faculty and Staff at a discounted rate• Promote upgrade of Windows machines

– Low cost to students– New students more likely to have XP

• Interest in technical alternatives for Mac and LINUX users

• Contract includes a study of our trial

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Observations

• Most students who have service value it– Considerable interest by student leaders at other

institutions

• Complaint focus– Valued and new tracks not available– Not yet available for me– Macs not supported

• Piracy seems to have decreased– Infringement notices are down for residents– Most now dialup students!