![Napster founder Shawn Fanning (L), 20, walks with attorney David Boise as the two of them leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Francisco March 2, 2001, following a hearing in front Napster founder Shawn Fanning (L), 20, walks with attorney David Boise as the two of them leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Francisco March 2, 2001, following a hearing in front](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3WGY8/napster-founder-shawn-fanning-l-20-walks-with-attorney-david-boise-as-the-two-of-them-leave-the-us-federal-courthouse-in-san-francisco-march-2-2001-following-a-hearing-in-front-of-federal-judge-marilyn-patel-patel-ended-the-hearing-without-issuing-a-final-ruling-on-whether-the-music-swapping-service-must-shut-down-napster-told-judge-patel-that-they-would-voluntarily-begin-blocking-access-to-over-one-million-files-of-copyrighted-music-this-weekend-ldrcs-2D3WGY8.jpg)
Napster founder Shawn Fanning (L), 20, walks with attorney David Boise as the two of them leave the U.S. Federal Courthouse in San Francisco March 2, 2001, following a hearing in front
MTV News Interviews Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning | On this day 20 years ago, digital music service Napster launched, and our childhood playlists would never be the same. To celebrate the
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