# Shawn Fanning
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shawn fanning (born November 22, 1980) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer ("P2P") file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.The site in its initial free P2P incarnation was shut down in 2001 after the company's unsuccessful appeal of court orders arising from its encouraging the illegal sharing of copyrighted material.
Shutting Down Napster
Pioneering music-sharing platform Napster faced a pivotal legal showdown on March 6th, 2001, when - despite the company’s defence that it was merely a tool for innocent purposes - US District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ordered the removal of all copyrighted material from the service.
Napster's legal…
Napster vs The Record Labels - Free is Costly | 3
Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker finally get to Silicon Valley, where their dream for music sharing is supposed to take off. When word gets out about what Napster is doing, software programmers are literally banging on the doors, begging to work for Napster for free. Their idea is…
Napster vs The Record Labels - Silicon Valley or Bust | 2
Naysayers tell Shawn Fanning that only an experienced Silicon Valley software engineer solve all the technological challenges to get Napster working. But Shawn thinks he’s got the answers and asks himself, ‘’why not me?” And he gets to work, turning to an online chat group of hackers who are eag…
How To Build Companies That Shape Markets And Culture According To Citizen And Napster Founders
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Recorded LIVE from the 2026 30 Under 30 Summit in Phoenix, AZ.
Shawn Fanning’s music streamer Napster forever changed how content is shared and consumed. Andrew Frame’s public safety app Citizen, built a new market around real time news and security. The pair share how the…
1670: "Napster"
Interesting Things with JC #1670: "Napster" – On June 1, 1999, Shawn Fanning releases Napster, and within months college students are searching each other’s hard drives for MP3 files while campus networks slow under traffic and the music industry moves toward court.
1670: "Napster"
Interesting Things with JC #1670: "Napster" – On June 1, 1999, Shawn Fanning releases Napster, and within months college students are searching each other’s hard drives for MP3 files while campus networks slow under traffic and the music industry moves toward court.
Napster vs The Record Labels - Free is Costly | 3
Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker finally get to Silicon Valley, where their dream for music sharing is supposed to take off. When word gets out about what Napster is doing, software programmers are literally banging on the doors, begging to work for Napster for free. Their idea is…
Napster vs The Record Labels - Silicon Valley or Bust | 2
Naysayers tell Shawn Fanning that only an experienced Silicon Valley software engineer solve all the technological challenges to get Napster working. But Shawn thinks he’s got the answers and asks himself, ‘’why not me?” And he gets to work, turning to an online chat group of hackers who are eag…
How They Got Us To Pay For Music Again
Napster made music free in 2000 and the music industry was never the same. So why are we still paying for music decades later?
Chris talks to Osher Günsberg and consumer behaviour expert Dr Paul Harrison about Shawn Fanning, Metallica's war on Napster, and why a service that’s convenient will usua…
Where the money is going in music w/ Fred Davis
There are billions of dollars looking for a way into music. So where are the opportunities to put that capital to work?
In this episode, we’re joined by Fred Davis, Partner at The Raine Group, to explore where he sees growth, what makes a business worth backing and why capital doesn’t always find i…
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