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Tech HistoryNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

Napster Launches, Built by a College Student in a Massachusetts Office

How Napster's June 1999 launch paired a central search index with peer-to-peer transfers—and why its short life permanently changed digital music.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive July 10, 2026 5 min read

Napster and the Reordering of the Entire Music Industry

How Napster's centralized index enabled peer-to-peer music sharing, triggered landmark litigation, and forced the recording industry toward digital distribution.

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