Napster

So much has happened in the music industry over the last 10 years, from Napster, the launch of iTunes, digital file sharing via social networks, and everything in between. All these phenomena have changed the role that the music industry has played in people’s lives and the way that artists distribute their music and interact with brands.

Can you believe Metallica? Anything to get into the headlines these days. Lars Ulrich how about Napster now buddy?

Clearwire, WikiMedia, Transclick, SpeedBit, RoundBox, AdMob, Medio and GridPoint round out a strong list of US companies selected in the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers for 2008. To be selected, a company must be involved in the development of life-changing technology innovation. Previous selections include Google, Mozilla, and Napster.

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"There's no one in the record industry that's a technologist," Universal Music's CEO Doug Morris explains. "That's a misconception writers make all the time, that the record industry missed this. They didn't. They just didn't know what to do." The RIAA lacked the expertise to figure out whether a Napster technologist was lying or not!

Countless advertising firms and companies are watching closely and waiting to see what business model will best fit the teenage market. Teens have grown up with file sharing such as Napster, Limeware and Oink and it is the “norm”. The majority of teenagers remember dial-up Internet as a distant memory. The next download or video to watch is simply

As a paid Napster subscriber running Vista I am constantly annoyed by the plague that is Microsoft DRM. Between WIndows Media updates and Napster upgrades it's almost impossible to listen to music. FairUse4WM stopped working with the latest Napster update. This program actually works. It's not free but you can try before you buy to test it.

As consumers in a free market economy, we should be able to access music downloads from any phone made by any company and be able to do it with service from any cellular carrier.

Have you ever downloaded from Bittorent, Kazaa, Napster, or Limewire? If you live in France, prepare to get your internet access terminated. Coming soon to a country near you.

Since Napster revolutionized the file sharing industry in 1999, peer to peer services have been popping up all over. Movie sharing services were soon to follow with services such as Bittorrent as broadband capabilities spread. With the recent introduction of the iPhone, many iPhone peer to peer networks have come about.