• Napster is a music streaming service based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Until 2016, the service was known domestically as Rhapsody before rebranding...
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    original branding was restored when Rhapsody was renamed Napster. In 2022, the Napster streaming service was acquired by two Web3 companies, Hivemind and Algorand...
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    Napster, commonly known as “Napster 2.0”, was a music streaming service and digital music store, launched by Roxio in 2003 under the purchased name and...
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  • A streaming media service (also simply called a streaming service) is an online platform that allows users to watch or listen to content, such as movies...
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  • content. Streaming is presently most prevalent in video-on-demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is...
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  • on-demand music streaming services. These services offer streaming of full-length content via the Internet as a part of their service, without the listener...
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  • A music streaming service is a type of online streaming media service that focuses primarily on music, and sometimes other forms of digital audio content...
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    Sean Parker (section Napster)
    philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook...
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  • unauthorized "file sharing" has proven successful for centralized networks like Napster, and untenable for decentralized networks like Gnutella or BitTorrent....
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    application domains, the architecture was popularized by the file sharing system Napster, originally released in 1999. The concept has inspired new structures and...
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  • Soundiiz (category Streaming media systems)
    Deezer, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, YouTube, Qobuz, Spotify, Napster, Tidal, Discogs, as well as others. In April 2015, Tidal partnered with...
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  • alternative to illegal file sharing services such as Napster and Kazaa. The final product was a web-based streaming service that did not require users to download...
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    Like Napster, Limewire struggled through multiple legal battles and inevitably wound up being shut down. Spotify and other on-demand streaming services are...
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  • Ruckus Network (category Defunct digital music services or companies)
    only. Downloading: Yes. Burning/Copying: No. Streaming: Streaming video content on Ruckus TV. No streaming music content. Format: Protected Windows Media...
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  • (Metallica v. Napster, Inc.). As of February 2022[update], "I Disappear" was available for streaming via the Napster streaming music service. "I Disappear"...
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    Metallica (redirect from Napster Bad)
    peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster, in which the band and several other artists filed lawsuits against the service for sharing their copyright-protected...
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    entrepreneur and technologist, and the co-founder and CEO of music streaming service Spotify. As of January 2024[update], his net worth was estimated at...
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  • The Screening Room (category Streaming media systems)
    proposed service that would stream movies to the home the same day its released in theaters. It was co-founded by Sean Parker (the co-founder of Napster) and...
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    development of Napster, a music and file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning that made a major impact on the Internet scene in 2000. Some services have tethered...
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  • retailer that was once the UK's largest music retailer. Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern...
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  • Chris Gorog (section Napster)
    officer of Napster, a top digital music brand, and Roxio. Gorog played a central role in efforts to monetize digital music downloads and streams. He oversaw...
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  • artist at the click of a button. Napster laid the groundwork for the coming wave of streaming audio services. Music streaming became prominent in the 2000s...
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  • March – Scour Exchange is released as a P2P file exchange service to compete with Napster. In addition to audio files, it also supports sharing of other...
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    and IRC before Napster popularised a Windows application that allowed users to both upload and download with a freemium style service. Record companies...
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  • passed, and the first mp3 player devices were launched. In June 1999, Napster was released as an unstructured centralized peer-to-peer system, requiring...
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  • means is low, people will naturally flock towards third-party services such as Napster and Morpheus (more recently, Bittorrent and The Pirate Bay). The...
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  • serve as the service's general manager. After a little more than a year, the service was discontinued. "Stat clash: Spotify v Sky Songs v Napster | Electricpig"...
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  • response to the popularity of Napster. Universal and Sony created PressPlay rather than joining RealNetworks' online service MusicNet, which had signed BMG...
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  • peer-to-peer case was A&M Records v. Napster, 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001). Here, the 9th Circuit considered whether Napster was liable as a secondary infringer...
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    Rdio (category Music streaming services)
    "r-dee-oh") was an online music streaming service that offered ad-supported free streaming and ad-free subscription streaming services in 85 countries. It was...
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