Saturday, July 30, 2011

Napster

Eighteen-year-old Shawn Fanning changes the music industry forever in 1999 with his file-sharing program he calls Napster. His idea is to create software that allows computer users to share and swap music files. His program combines a music-search function with file sharing and instant messaging. Napster is eventually shut down by a lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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