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Re:Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago by TaylorAlexander on Saturday June 01, 2024 @03:53PM (#40548576)
Makes me wonder if artists would see the same benefit then if piracy were legal and someone made a nice Spotify-like frontend for it. I think about how places like library genesis have to be so weirdly arranged because of how illegal they are.
Re:Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago by ShroudedNight on Sunday June 02, 2024 @12:36AM (#40551390)
Wasn't that essentially what Grooveshark was?
Re:Napster sparked a file-sharing revolution 25 years ago by TaylorAlexander on Monday June 03, 2024 @06:22AM (#40561173)
Ooh possibly! The name is familiar but I’ve forgotten entirely what it was like.