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The record industry should erect a statue in honor of Shawn Fanning | by Enrique Dans | Enrique Dans | Medium
Napster founder Shawn Fanning and Alex Winter during Celebrate The... Foto di attualità - Getty Images
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Shawn Fanning (USA Napster Gruender) anlaesslich der MTV Video Music Awards in New York PUBLICATIONxI
HISTORY - In 1999, an 18-year-old college dropout named Shawn Fanning made history and changed the music industry forever with his file-sharing program called Napster. His idea was simple: a program that
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