American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor
Shawn Fanning
Fanning in 2007
Born
(1980-11-22) November 22, 1980 (age 43)
Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
Northeastern University (dropped out)
Occupation(s)
Computer programmer, entrepreneur, angel investor
Known for
Co-founder and lead software engineer of Napster
Notable work
Napster, Snocap, Rupture, Path
Shawn Fanning (born November 22, 1980) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer ("P2P") file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.[1]
The site in its initial free P2P incarnation was shut down in 2001 after the company's unsuccessful appeal of court orders arising from its encouraging the illegal sharing of copyrighted material. A paid subscription version of the site followed, and was purchased by Rhapsody on December 1, 2011. Following his involvement with Napster, he joined, and invested in, a number of early-stage technology startup companies.
^"Time Magazine Cover: Shawn Fanning - Oct. 2, 2000". TIME magazine. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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finance, and entrepreneurship. When Parker was 15, he met 14-year-old ShawnFanning over the Internet, where the pair bonded over topics such as programming...
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leaked to fan sites). The band also sold T-shirts on their website with the Napster logo on it and donated money to Napster creator ShawnFanning with the...
belongings, leaving him almost naked in an empty room. Napster creator ShawnFanning responded later in the ceremony by presenting an award wearing a Metallica...
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