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= Freegal = toc Freegal is a free music download system available to library from Library Ideas LLC contracted through Sony. This system allows registered library patrons to download a limited number of free music files per week with their library card number and pin. This system is in use in many libraries. It offer library a cheap way to give access to free downloadable music to their patrons.

Why its called Freegal
Freegal rhymes with legal. It's a word made up by Library Ideas, the company that contracted with

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Sony to offer this service to libraries. It means //free and legal// music. Library Ideas later discovered that it was in the Urban Dictionary. So, someone else actually made it up. (RCPL) A look at some other free music services are available at these wiki spots: @Grooveshark and Pandora.

How much music is available through Freegal
There are thousands of artists, tens of thousands of albums, and hundreds of thousands of songs. Freegal offers access to over one hundred genres of music. The content is based upon a license with Sony Music Entertainment, owner of 54 different music labels. You can read more about Sony and its artists at www.sonymusic.com. New music is added daily. (RCPL) The number of downloads available per week depends on the deal individual libraries make with the service. The Richland County Public library in Columbia, SC offers its patrons up to three downloads per week.

**References**
Richland County Public Library. (2011). //Freegal FAQs//. Retrieved November 15, 2011, from myrcple: http://www.myrcpl.com/FreegalFAQs