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jan 1, 1999 - Napster invented

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Shawn Fanning launches Napster. The peer-to-peer software enables internet users to swap MP3 music files stored on their computers and to find each other through a central directory. Record labels are furious. By July 2001, they had effectively stopped Napster operating.

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jan 1, 1999
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~ 26 years ago