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Napster became a symbol of the highly significant battle over the concept of intellectual property rights as it applies to the Internet.
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Two decades ago, the court sided with the music and motion picture producers and ruled against Grokster and Napster on the grounds their software was intended to share copyrighted music and movies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Lawsuits eventually drove Napster into bankruptcy, and the era of totally free music came to an end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
A lot of people around my age might read those words and be instantly thrown back to the days of dial-up internet, MSN Messenger and Napster.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
The music-streaming service Napster has sold for $207 million to the tech firm Infinite Reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
The lawyer for the recording companies was arguing that Napster was illegal.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
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