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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Shawn_FanningShawn Fanning - Wikipedia

    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.

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  4. biographypedia.org › what-is-shawn-fanning-napsterWhat is Shawn Fanning (Napster) doing now? Wiki, Net Worth

    Feb 19, 2024 · Learn about Shawn Fanning, the developer of Napster, a pioneering file-sharing service that revolutionized music distribution. Find out his career, love life, and current projects, as well as his estimated net worth of over $120 million.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › NapsterNapster - Wikipedia

    Napster was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Initially, Napster was envisioned by Fanning as an independent peer-to-peer file sharing service. The service operated between June 1999 and July 2001. Its technology enabled people to easily share their MP3 files with other participants.

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  7. www.britannica.com › topic › NapsterNapster | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    May 18, 2024 · Napster, music file-sharing computer service created by American college student Shawn Fanning in 1999. The file sharing that resulted set in motion a legal battle over digital rights and the development of digital rights management software to prevent computer copyright piracy.

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  8. fortune.com › 2013/09/05 › ashes-to-ashes-peer-toAshes to ashes, peer to peer: An oral history of Napster

    Sep 5, 2013 · The company was famously co-founded by Shawn Fanning, a shy and earnest student at Northeastern University in Massachusetts; his uncle John Fanning, an entrepreneur who pioneered online chess;...

  9. www.technologyreview.com › innovator › shawn-fanningShawn Fanning | MIT Technology Review

    Shawn Fanning is the founder of Napster, the online music-sharing service that revolutionized the Internet and the music industry. He is featured in the TR35 list of young innovators by MIT Technology Review in 2002.

  10. www.bbc.com › culture › articleNapster turns 20: How it changed the music industry - BBC

    May 31, 2019 · Napster was the brainchild of Shawn Fanning, a 19-year-old US computer hacker who had worked out a way to share music for free. It was, essentially, a cataloguing system that searched your...