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Napster was a peer-to-peer (P2P) digital audio file sharing computer application that became notorious for internet music piracy between 1999 and 2001. Founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, the platform originally launched on June 1, 1999. Audio shared on the service was typically encoded in the MP3 format.
- Sean Parker
Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American...
- Napster (Streaming Music Service)
Napster is a music streaming service based in Seattle,...
- A&M Records, Inc. V. Napster, Inc
Napster was founded in 1999 by 18 year-old Shawn Fanning....
- Napster (Pay Service)
As a Roxio subsidiary. In 2002, Roxio bought the assets of...
- Peer-To-Peer File Sharing
Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of...
- LimeWire
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- Sean Parker
Napster is a music streaming service based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Until 2016, the service was known domestically as Rhapsody before rebranding as Napster, the same name brand that was used by Roxio's Napster.
- December 3, 2001; 21 years ago (as Listen.com)
- Jon Vlassopulos (CEO)
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Rob Reid
Napster, music file-sharing computer service created by American college student Shawn Fanning in 1999. The file sharing that resulted set in motion a legal battle over digital rights and the development of digital rights management software to prevent computer copyright piracy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 31, 2019 · Oversharing: how Napster nearly killed the music industry. Twenty years ago, the idea of free music was so compelling that up to 80m users downloaded Napster and broke the law. The aftershocks...
- Eamonn Forde
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Feb 16, 2023 · Napster had a very different face when it first came into existence in 1999. The developers of the original Napster launched the service as a peer-to-peer ( P2P) file-sharing network. The software application was easy to use with a free account, and it was specifically designed for sharing digital music files (in the MP3 format) across a Web ...
May 31, 2019 · Napster came at the end of a decade of expansion and healthy profits in the global music industry. The CD had become an enormously popular format; almost one billion were sold in the US in 2000...
Napster was a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution. Founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, the platform originally launched on June 1, 1999.
