called music sharing by college kids who dont think they should have to pay for anything. aka stealing
by supafly rabbi January 22, 2004
The program that practically led the file-sharing movement.
Napster was undoubtedly the greatest peer-to-peer program ever created, allowing millions of net users to download their favorite music at a price substantially smaller than the jacked up prices the RIAA makes us shell over. The price? Free.
Unfortunately, when someone decided to complain that they weren't getting $97 out of the millions they make every week, the RIAA decided to use that as an excuse to terminate Napster, thus forcing the legendary Shawn Fanning to turn the program into what is now the equivalent of O-Town: something we wish just died altogether.
Today there are some commendable file-sharing programs that, while doing their job, cannot match up to what Napster has brought to all of us.
Napster was undoubtedly the greatest peer-to-peer program ever created, allowing millions of net users to download their favorite music at a price substantially smaller than the jacked up prices the RIAA makes us shell over. The price? Free.
Unfortunately, when someone decided to complain that they weren't getting $97 out of the millions they make every week, the RIAA decided to use that as an excuse to terminate Napster, thus forcing the legendary Shawn Fanning to turn the program into what is now the equivalent of O-Town: something we wish just died altogether.
Today there are some commendable file-sharing programs that, while doing their job, cannot match up to what Napster has brought to all of us.
by [str33t NiNj4] December 28, 2003
Once a free Mp3-trading site, which ACTUALLY had a shitload of excellent-quality independent music, but thanks to the Record Industry Assfuckers of America (RIAA), Napster was quickly killed, and its charred and decomposed corpse was turned into a crappy pay site in 2003 which, unfortunately, doesn't even have any songs that are worth downloading anymore.
the "Napster" that's advertized on TV is not Napster, but some inferior-quality pay-per-download service disguised as Napster.
by sarcastic December 05, 2003
by MotherEarthFracker November 08, 2006
When an old and arrogant company or industry rails against new technology because they are afraid of change and lost profits and then loses market share or goes bankrupt because of their attitude.
A reference to the 1999 Napster snafu, in which illegally downloaded music brought the music industry to its knees and forever changed its face. Smart companies that saw the opportunity for profit in the new filesharing were not Napstered.
A reference to the 1999 Napster snafu, in which illegally downloaded music brought the music industry to its knees and forever changed its face. Smart companies that saw the opportunity for profit in the new filesharing were not Napstered.
"These crazy book publishers are about to get Napstered if they don't start selling ebooks for reasonable prices."
"We own the market now, and our old competition got Napstered when they wasted all their energy fighting change."
"Apple is a company that saw an opportunity and took it. Too bad everyone else just got Napstered."
"We own the market now, and our old competition got Napstered when they wasted all their energy fighting change."
"Apple is a company that saw an opportunity and took it. Too bad everyone else just got Napstered."
by BethanyGM February 07, 2010
A formerly Peer-to-Peer file sharing network, but thanks to the RIAA it has since become legal and the files I download aren't compatible with my iPod
by Biddy July 16, 2005
To freely distribute knowledge/works that may or may not be protected by copyright law through file sharing software.
In the past 50 years, the process of "napsterization" has been applied to all sorts of intellectual property distribution, from bootleg cassette tapes to digital files like mp3s and movies.
There is even some concern presently about how the process will affect written work.
The term stems from a program written by Shawn Fanning in 1998 called Napster, a popular P2P program.
In the past 50 years, the process of "napsterization" has been applied to all sorts of intellectual property distribution, from bootleg cassette tapes to digital files like mp3s and movies.
There is even some concern presently about how the process will affect written work.
The term stems from a program written by Shawn Fanning in 1998 called Napster, a popular P2P program.
I used to napsterize mp3s when I was younger, but after years of listening to loud music, I have gone deaf. Because of this combined with the fact I have no money, I still napsterize books whenever I can.
by mist83 October 05, 2009