. "Napster is a music file sharing internet service that lasted from June 1999 to July 2001. It all came down because of the lawsuits it had like: Metallica, Dr. Dre, and Madonna. Metallica's lawsuit was because of Metallica's early demo \"I Disappear\" was across the network and radio stations were playing it across the US. This led to Lars Ulrich filing a lawsuit against Napster for having the files. Many fans were disappointed or pissed off for Metallica filing a lawsuit. As seen in Some Kind of Monster fans were breaking or stomping on Metallica albums. Metallica won the lawsuit."@en . . "First introduced circa 1999, the original Napster operated using a centralized directory, or index of files available for sharing. The directory was located on a centralized server (or set of servers), to which various individual user computers \u2014 or \u201Cpeers\u201D \u2014 could connect via the Internet. An individual user could download the Napster software, connect to the server, and then send a query for a particular file she wanted to obtain \u2013 such as a song title. The server would respond with information indicating which other peers had the file. The user who made the query could then request a copy of that file directly from the other peer, which would respond by providing the file itself."@en . . . "Napster"@en . . . . . "First introduced circa 1999, the original Napster operated using a centralized directory, or index of files available for sharing. The directory was located on a centralized server (or set of servers), to which various individual user computers \u2014 or \u201Cpeers\u201D \u2014 could connect via the Internet. An individual user could download the Napster software, connect to the server, and then send a query for a particular file she wanted to obtain \u2013 such as a song title. The server would respond with information indicating which other peers had the file. The user who made the query could then request a copy of that file directly from the other peer, which would respond by providing the file itself."@en . . "This music sharing community which is now a paid service was once free. All internet users had to do was download the software and get any mp3 music file they wanted. After a couple years, the Record Industry caught on to this, considered it piracy and took Napster to court. The result was Napster being shut down."@en . . . . "Napster's brand and logo were purchased after the company closed its doors and continue to be used by a pay service."@en . "Napster - now a dead network - was the original P2P network that brought P2P into the homes of almost all who owned a computer with an internet connection. The digital audion scene would never be the same. The RIAA sued and won a suit which effectively shut down Napsters servers and thus the network fell victim to the mighty music industry."@en . "Napster is a music file sharing internet service that lasted from June 1999 to July 2001. It all came down because of the lawsuits it had like: Metallica, Dr. Dre, and Madonna. Metallica's lawsuit was because of Metallica's early demo \"I Disappear\" was across the network and radio stations were playing it across the US. This led to Lars Ulrich filing a lawsuit against Napster for having the files. Many fans were disappointed or pissed off for Metallica filing a lawsuit. As seen in Some Kind of Monster fans were breaking or stomping on Metallica albums. Metallica won the lawsuit."@en . . "Napster - now a dead network - was the original P2P network that brought P2P into the homes of almost all who owned a computer with an internet connection. The digital audion scene would never be the same. The RIAA sued and won a suit which effectively shut down Napsters servers and thus the network fell victim to the mighty music industry."@en . "This music sharing community which is now a paid service was once free. All internet users had to do was download the software and get any mp3 music file they wanted. After a couple years, the Record Industry caught on to this, considered it piracy and took Napster to court. The result was Napster being shut down."@en . . . . . . . "Napster's brand and logo were purchased after the company closed its doors and continue to be used by a pay service."@en . . .