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Press Release - May 18, 2004: File Sharing Works For Berklee College of Music

Press Release - November 10, 2003: Berklee College of Music Launches "Berklee Shares" a Groundbreaking New Program Offering Free Music Education Online

Press on Berklee Shares:

NPR's piece on Berklee Shares (mp3)
“The more people there are making music and enjoying music and involved in the music industry the better.”

San Francisco Chronicle (pdf)
“The recording industry has gone to war against file sharing, but a prestigious Boston music school is embracing the technology.”

Wired Magazine (pdf)
“A prestigious music school is encouraging musicians to swap audio and video clips of course material over peer-to-peer networks.”

Boston Herald (pdf)
“Berklee College of Music has decided to share its musical wealth online, at a time when the recording industry is taking music fans to court for downloading music.”

The Christian Science Monitor (pdf)
“File sharing goes to school”.

MI2N (pdf)
“…a powerful promotional platform for artists to market, distribute, and sell their music.”

Gnutella News (pdf)
“…designed to create an open exchange for musicians everywhere.”

P2PNet News (pdf)
“Berklee College of Music will prove to many the innovation and education that can be supported through a more balanced system of rights.”

QuickTime News (pdf)

Gainsville Sun (pdf)
“Music school embraces file sharing”

Blogcritics (pdf)
“How much for those lessons from Berklee?”

IGM (pdf)
“Berklee Shares – dedicated to putting music in the hands of the people.”

The Record Industry (pdf)
“…digital distribution networks will have a significant impact on the future of music and music education.”