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  Ruckus Network and The Harry Fox Agency Announce Agreement to License New College Entertainment Network
 
     
 

New York, NY  November 8, 2004

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), the premier U.S. mechanical rights organization, is pleased to announce today that it has entered into an agreement with the Ruckus Network, a digital network aimed at the college market, to provide licensing for songs from its affiliated publishers. HFA represents more than 27,000 music publisher principals for mechanical licensing.


Music is so essential to the lives of college students, but this is the same audience that has been a challenge for the music industry to reach with legal music services. The Ruckus Network delivers a licensed entertainment package tailored to that group, said Gary Churgin, President and CEO, The Harry Fox Agency. Colleges and universities are some of the most wired locations in the nation, and we are pleased to be working with Ruckus to enable their delivery of a legal, quality entertainment experience.


Its important to get college students excited about legal online music services, and creating an entertainment service in conjunction with their schools helps to bridge the gap, said William Raduchel, Chairman and CEO of Ruckus. Licensing through HFA makes it easier for us to create our digital entertainment service.


The Ruckus Network delivers programmed entertainment to students computers in affiliation their universities. This fall, the Ruckus Network is debuting at Alfred State College (State University of New York), Bentley College, North Carolina A&T State University, and Northern Illinois University. Fully licensed online music is one of the core components of the service, but students also get a blend of national, local, and university content programmed multiple times each day.


About The Harry Fox Agency
Established in 1927 by the National Music Publishers Association, HFA represents over 27,000 U.S. music publishers for their mechanical licensing needs, issuing licenses and collecting and distributing royalties. HFA also provides collection and monitoring services to its U.S. publisher clients for music distributed and sold in over 75 territories around the world. For more information about HFA, or to become an affiliate publisher or a licensee, see www.harryfox.com.


About Ruckus Network
Headquartered in Herndon, VA with a technology team in Boston, MA, Ruckus Network offers universities a compelling range of content tailored to their own campus community. From the college administrator to the freshman techno-file, Ruckus Network is your digital campus community. For more information on Ruckus Network, please visit www.ruckusnetwork.com.


Media Contacts:

HFA:
Laurie Jakobsen
212-834-0133
ljakobsen@harryfox.com

Ruckus Network:
Michael Raisanen
310-207-9200 x111
ruckus@rlmpr.com