Napster | Vibepedia
Napster, founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, revolutionized music sharing with its peer-to-peer platform but faced monumental legal battles over copyright
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Napster, founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, revolutionized music sharing with its peer-to-peer platform but faced monumental legal battles over copyright. Its shutdown in 2001 paved the way for decentralized alternatives like BitTorrent, forever altering digital distribution.