The History of File Sharing, Part 1 (of 2): The Rise & Fall of Napster | Curious Minds Podcast
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Napster, a revolutionary Peer-to-Peer file sharing software, was launched in 1999 - and forever changed the media world. In this episode, we'll tell the story of Sean Fanning and Sean Parker, its creators, and talk about the legal battle it fought with the record company - and Metallica.
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