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    Richard MacManus (ricmac@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Aug-2025 19:58:42 JSTRichard MacManusRichard MacManus

    To date, I don't think we've ever seen something on the internet as destructive to the cultural industries as Napster was in 1999 (although AI is threatening that now!). By coincidence, 1999 was when David Bowie became the first major artist to sell an album online as a digital download. The two storylines — Napster and Bowie's Hours — became entwined in intriguing ways. https://cybercultural.com/p/napster-1999/ #InternetHistory #Napster #Bowie

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      The Emergence of Napster and P2P File Sharing in 1999
      from Richard MacManus
      Napster launched in May 1999 and soon there were millions of pirated songs online. Not even David Bowie, who released an album via digital download that year, could foresee Napster's future influence.
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