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John Fanning on Twitter: "@TPAIN Thanks for thinking of us, let me know where to send your signed copy of @napster #napster original #timemagazine cover. https://t.co/esz7stIYZk" / Twitter
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Shawn Fanning (USA Napster Gruender) anlaesslich der MTV Video Music Awards in New York PUBLICATIONxI
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Napster documentary 'Downloaded' retraces legacy of Silicon Valley's most star-crossed startup – The Mercury News
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
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Napster founder Shawn Fanning (L), 20, walks with attorney David Boise as the two of them leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Francisco March 2, 2001, following a hearing in front
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