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re: Napster sold for $207 million….in 2025
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:37 am to Fun Bunch
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:37 am to Fun Bunch
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Without reading, I am going to assume that Sean Parker hasn't had anything to do with ownership of the name in many years
I think it has changed hands a few times.
I wish it would come back with just Metallica songs to download so Lars Ulrich could get all lathered up again.
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 9:39 am
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Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:45 am to CunningLinguist
Such a magical time the younger generations will never experience. Recording songs off radio to cassette, recording TV on VHS, making copies of tapes, etc. was never really frowned upon until the internet and technology caught up.
The music industry freak out was thing of beauty, and I say screw them all still. Greedy arse bastards.
Today you can just rip your music from Youtube or other sites, so I guess they never won.
The music industry freak out was thing of beauty, and I say screw them all still. Greedy arse bastards.
Today you can just rip your music from Youtube or other sites, so I guess they never won.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:52 am to Chad504boy
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anybody remember BearShare.
GOAT
Limewire was nice at the beginning but had too many bugs later on
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:54 am to DarthRebel
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Today you can just rip your music from Youtube or other sites, so I guess they never won.
Been doing that for over a decade.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 9:54 am to Shexter
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They paid $207 million for a well known and easily recognized brand name, not the product.
Seems like most of the users in the metaversa would trend young, so there's a chance that very few of them actually know what Napster is.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:09 am to CocomoLSU
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Infinite Reality plans to create virtual 3D spaces that allow music fans to enjoy concerts or listening parties together, and let musicians or labels sell physical and virtual merchandise.
"When we think about clients who have audiences — influencers, creators — I think it's very important that they have a connected space that's around music and musical communities," Acunto said. "We just don't see anybody in the streaming space creating spaces for music."
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Napster is the latest iconic technology brand from decades past to get a new life, following acquisitions and revivals in recent years of Kodak, Nokia and luxury audio brand McIntosh.
"I think there's no better name than Napster to disrupt," Acunto said.
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Since 2016, Napster has been a music streaming service offering on-demand streaming of licensed tracks, currently for $11 per month. It's a small player in a world dominated by Spotify and Apple Music. In 2022, Napster was bought by blockchain company Algorand, whose investors brought in Vlassopulos.
Napster holds official licenses to stream millions of tracks, agreements that were attractive to Infinite Reality, which says that its version of Napster will "disrupt legally." And Algorand's background in blockchain technology was intriguing to Infinite Reality, which also develops Web3 technology, Acunto said.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:12 am to CunningLinguist
Time for me to fire CoolEdit back up and start working on that "Satan Wins Again" comeback album.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:18 am to Chad504boy
quote:No, but, it sounds like a gay site.
anybody remember BearShare.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:19 am to TheMollusk
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What was the website that did these animations? Talk about bringing me back to the day! Good times
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 10:21 am
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:22 am to CunningLinguist
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Napster
Never forget my first download off that site. Couldn't believe such a thing was possible. Many a night after that going to bed letting downloads go only to wake up and find my slow arse download connection disconnected over night.
For Gen X Napster was like the first time people got electricity in their home only this was getting music. The struggle of searching music stores , asking to borrow a cd , buying expensive CD's were over. Thank you napster 
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:26 am to CunningLinguist
RIP my account due to that download of No Leaf Clover from Metallica S and M circa 2000.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:29 am to TheMollusk
NAPSTER BAD!!!
NAPSTER BAD!!!!!!!
NAPSTER BAD!!!!!!!
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:40 am to CunningLinguist
Posted on 3/25/25 at 10:50 am to TTB
I don't remember them from a specific website, they were all over sites like ebaumsworld and albinoblacksheep IIRC.
This post was edited on 3/25/25 at 11:19 am
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:04 am to Shexter
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Since 2016, Napster has been a music streaming service offering on-demand streaming of licensed tracks, currently for $11 per month. It's a small player in a world dominated by Spotify and Apple Music. In 2022, Napster was bought by blockchain company Algorand, whose investors brought in Vlassopulos.
Wife and I use Napster, price was good and only occasionally had artist music would disappear for a month or 2. Guess it will be Amazon now.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:18 am to DarthRebel
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The music industry freak out was thing of beauty, and I say screw them all still. Greedy arse bastards.
I get that, but the quality of music pre CD burning/streaming was a lot better than after they existed because there was more money to be made. If someone makes something that people enjoy, people should not be able to just take what was made without paying for it.
But ideally, artist would be able to be independent and not nee a record label. It should go directly to the artist.
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:21 am to DarthRebel
Best thread of the year
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:22 am to CunningLinguist
seems fishy
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:23 am to CatfishJohn
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LimeWire "videos" that took hours/days to download, finally finishing, leaving me with huge anticipation, and it's a grainy video of nasty people.
More like the result was “my fellow Americans….”
Posted on 3/25/25 at 11:25 am to Pettifogger
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WinAmp
Funny enough, I'm friends with one of the creators. He lives in Kauai and he mentioned it one drunken night, which apparently he had a few of
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