Q&A: Napster ex-CEO Chris Gorog - Billboard Business News

On January 6, the man who led the Napster digital music service for the last 10 years, Chris Gorog, announced he was leaving the company , along with president Brad Duea. There were conflicting reports at the time about whether his departure was

OiNK Administrator Cleared of Charges - Phoenix New Times
For those not in the know, file-sharing is a pretty big way of life for some music fans. Shawn Fanning pushed the practice into prominence in the late 1990s with his super-slick software Napster (maybe you’ve heard of it). After Satan’s Lovechild

Dave Morin Leaves Facebook - AllFacebook
Dave Morin, who first joined Facebook in 2006 to help with the launch of the Facebook Platform, is officially leaving the company to create a new startup with the creator of Napster, Shawn Fanning. This is a huge loss for Facebook, as he was one of

10th Anniversary of Napster This Month - Zeropaid
Some may not know it, but June is an interesting month for file-sharer’s. This year, June marks a major milestone for file-sharers. It was June, 1999 when Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker released the first version of Napster – an application that

Campaign vs. Internet piracy gets a boost - BusinessWorld Online
France welcomed the new year with a controversial law that seeks to cut down illegal downloads by suspending Internet access among those found guilty of committing the crime for the third time. A controversial legislation, the Creation and Internet

Faded Theory Donates all Proceeds to Haiti Relief - YAHOO!
Lending a hand to the relief efforts in Haiti , Faded Theory will donate all proceeds collected from the mp3 sales of their first CD, Mr. Fantastic to the Red Cross for the remainder of 2010. (PRWEB) January 21, 2010 — Lending a hand to the relief

Beware the geek bearing hi-tech gifts - Times Online
IN just a few days’ time, a thin bald man who came back from the dead will finally uncover the secret of everything. No, I’m not talking about the final season of Lost, but I am talking about how a lot of people may well watch it. Steve Jobs

Facebook Rising Star Dave Morin Quits To Start Company With Napster - The Business Insider
Dave Morin, senior platform manager at Facebook and a rising star at the company, is leaving to found his own company with Napster creator Shawn Fanning, according to a post on his personal blog. He provided no further details about the nature of the

Enjoy Your Favorite Music Freely Without Any Difficulty - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 22, 2010 – Maybe you wanna enjoy your favorite music anywhere and you need an excellent Audio Ripper software to help you to convert between popular audio formats. Maybe you have ever been annoyed that your favorite