Napster
Napster was founded by John Fanning and his 18-year-old nephew, Shawn Fanning. The technology behind Napster was developed in May 1999 by college student Fanning and his friend Sean Parker. Napster allows computer users to share MP3 files through the Internet. People can now download the program for free, and get MP3 files for free. Napster currently employs over 800 full time staff running from many different offices around America.Napster was sued first by the RIAA and then by the heavy metal group Metallica. It is currently facing lawsuits from five major record labels, all over the subject of copyright infringement. Each time there are rumours about its demise, it seems more users than ever flock to the site. Napster is new kind of software that combines chat features and a music player to let users share their MP3 libraries with each other. Its software aims to make finding MP3 files easier on the Internet. No files are actually hosted on Napster servers as Napster provides access to music files on other user’s computers. In addition to its search features, Napster contains three major components: A chat program to enable users to chat with each other in forums based on music genre.
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