HISTORY - In 1999, an 18-year-old college dropout named Shawn Fanning made history and changed the music industry forever with his file-sharing program called Napster. His idea was simple: a program that
MTV News Interviews Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning | MTV, Shawn Fanning, interview | On this day 20 years ago, digital music service Napster launched, and our childhood playlists would never be
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