Looks like college students have to go back to stealing. Rockus Network, one of the major players in the DRM-ed "free music" download space that targeted universities, closed shop over the weekend. The Ruckus Network, owned by TotalMusic LLC, launched in 2004 at Northern Illinois University, was the first of its kind, and one of the first to die.
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The Day the Music Service Ruckus Died
