It's super simple. You'll have access to the largest community of music lovers on the planet.
Something on your mind? Let people know about it! Keep in touch with your friends and the Napster Community with our Instant Messenger.
Maintain your list of favorite Napster Users with the Hot List feature. Know when your pals are online and ready to share!
Looking for some new tunes? Keep current on great new music in Napster's Discover area.
Manage your music collection with Napster. You can easily organize your files, create playlists, and use our internal audio player.
Find your niche in the Napster Chat Rooms. With over 55 chat rooms for you to choose from, you should be able to find plenty of conversations concerning your unique interests.
About:
With the help of his uncle and friends, Napster was founded in 1999 as a peer-to-peer music file sharing service by 18-year-old Shawn Fanning. Napster did not store the music itself in its servers, but provided an index to files in other people's computers. More than 60 million users took advantage of the service, and it quickly became one of the most controversial ventures on the Web, because much of the music being shared was copyrighted material.
The music industry sued the company, claiming losses of millions in royalties. Napster lost the case in 2000 and was about to be shut down, except for a last minute stay from the Circuit Court of Appeals. Subsequently, Napster and Bertelsmann, parent of BMG music, agreed to partner so that Napster could be developed into a paid subscription service that would monitor transfers and pay royalties to the copyright holders.
