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  2. Napster - Wikipedia

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    The 2003 film The Italian Job features Napster co-founder Shawn Fanning as a cameo of himself. This gave credence to one of the characters fictional back-story as the original "Napster". [38] The 2010 film The Social Network features Napster co-founder Sean Parker (played by Justin Timberlake) in the rise of the popular website Facebook. [39]

  3. Napster (streaming service) - Wikipedia

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    Napster [3] [4] 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 .

  4. Napster (pay service) - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, Roxio bought the assets of the original Napster at its bankruptcy auction and acquired PressPlay in May 2003 for $40 million. [5] After integrating the services, Roxio launched a revamped Napster in October 2003, whereby users were able to download songs a-la-carte or pay for a monthly unlimited download and streaming media service.

  5. It’s been 25 years since Napster launched and changed the ...

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    When Napster emerged on the internet 25 years ago, many knew it represented the future. ... But none captured the zeitgeist to the extent as the original Napster, which reset consumer expectations ...

  6. How Napster created a monster that became bigger than the ...

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    When it launched on June 1, 1999, the peer-to-peer music sharing service responded to a real need. It also heralded a troubling new ethic in tech that still shapes our world today.

  7. Sean Parker - Wikipedia

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    Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook.

  8. Timeline of file sharing - Wikipedia

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    June 1999 – Napster was created by Shawn Fanning. Napster let users search across all users' shares. Napster provided a centralized server that indexed the files, and carried out the searches. [28] Individual files, however, remain on the hosts' computers and were transferred directly from peer to peer.

  9. Napster, yes that Napster, was just bought for $70 million - AOL

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    The notorious brand is now part of a live online music company.