Danish Library

Danish Library Service Offering Free Music Downloads to Patrons

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2003 - 4:20am.
Copenhagen -- The Copenhagen Post reported on Friday on a new nationwide Danish library service that lets patrons browse and download songs from a 700-track catalog -- including major label artists -- for free. The site, nicknamed "Project Nemus," requires prospective users to register and download a proprietary music player that expires each song download after 30 days, making them unplayable. A limited version of the service has been offered since November 2002 by the Danish Library Service, which said around 900 patrons had used it before its recent nationwide launch.