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All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of <endeca_term>Shawn Fanning</endeca_term>'s Napster by Joseph Menn 3.0.1

All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster by Joseph Menn 3.0.1

All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning's Napster Joseph Menn Crown Business April 8 2003 At age... Read more

26 August, 2010

Napster founder scales new peaks

Far from his anarchic Napster days, file-swapping pioneer Shawn Fanning and several of his old colleagues are quietly working on a... Read more

27 January, 2004 by John Borland and Stefanie Olsen
A dozen big names: But where were they in 1999?

A dozen big names: But where were they in 1999?

...launched early in 1999, kicked off two things: first, the career of Shawn Fanning (pictured left, credit: CBSNews.com), then a 19-year-old computer... Read more

23 December, 2009 by Wendy M Grossman

Will rebels shake the Web in 2001?

...as rebellious as the old man. The file-swapping application developed by Shawn Fanning changed the way music is distributed, and the second generation of... Read more

2 January, 2001 by Ben Charny

Judge slams door on Napster

US district judge Marilyn Hall Patel showed little sympathy for the popular song-swap site, saying it was encouraging piracy by millions of users Read more

27 July, 2000 by Lisa M Bowman

The testimony of Napster chief exec Hank Barry

...company and members of the Napster community. I would like to recognise Shawn Fanning, the inventor of Napster, who is sitting behind me. This Committee... Read more

12 July, 2000 by ZDNet

Metallica drummer: Stop ripping us off!

...Fenwick & West. In a separate statement, Napster's 19-year-old founder Shawn Fanning said, "I'm a huge Metallica fan and therefore really sorry... Read more

4 May, 2000 by Marilynn Wheeler

Napster to go legit as part of Roxio

The file-trading service could finally have a new, music-industry-friendly owner in the shape of CD-burning software maker Roxio Read more

15 November, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Did Napster sell out?

Andreas Schmidt of Bertelsmann and Napster's Hank Barry chose Halloween to dress up as the industry's newest best buddies. Now they need to convince Hilary Rosen of the Recording Industry Association of America to play along or this party is going to fizzle out even before it even gets started. Read more

1 November, 2000 by Charles Cooper

Making Net music: Deflating the hype

...In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." Or can't you? Conclusion No. 3: Shawn Fanning's no Tiger Woods. Napster has been so hyped to high... Read more

19 September, 2000 by Charles Cooper

Legal peer-to-peer services: Gimmick or genius?

Shawn Fanning is back. Few in the tech world need an introduction to... Read more

7 December, 2004 by John Borland

Napster founder unveils new P2P venture

...and the backing of at least one major record label, Napster founder Shawn Fanning will officially unveil his new peer-to-peer music company on... Read more

3 December, 2004 by John Borland

Naspter is back in business

...service alive for the near future. Napster chief executive Konrad Hilbers and Shawn Fanning, Napster's creator, will remain with the company. On Tuesday Hilbers... Read more

20 May, 2002 by Jim Hu

Forget Napster, FreeNet is really scary...

...of them in particular may prove a harder target to hit than Shawn Fanning's invention. Will Knight reports Read more

1 June, 2000 by Will Knight

A new media world: Napster's 10-year anniversary

We owe a lot to Shawn Fanning Ten years after the launch of digital music upstart Napster, Gartner... Read more

3 June, 2009 by Mike McGuire

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