- Fri Mar 13 2009 Teen Muziic founder: Shawn Fanning is my hero
Odds are long that 15-year-old David Nelson can navigate past bigger competitors and a tangle of copyright laws. But he's betting YouTube will recognize a good thing when it sees one.
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Fri Dec 3 2004 New swap shop for Napster founder
newsmakerShawn Fanning is back in business, and he's talking about his new vision of label-approved file trading.
Posted by John Borland
- Thu Oct 11 2007 Shawn Fanning's Snocap lays off 60 percent of workforce
The music-licensing company says the cutbacks are part of a plan to "refocus resources."
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Thu May 8 2008 Report: EA buys Shawn Fanning's Rupture for $30 million
After years known mostly for creating Napster, Fanning may finally have hit the financial jackpot.
Posted by Daniel Terdiman
- Thu Dec 2 2004 Napster founder basks in funding, label support
Shawn Fanning outlines his vision for new generation of file swapping. His new company Snocap aims to make P2P pay.
Posted by John Borland
- Fri Dec 11 2009 Lala chief could steer iTunes away from downloads
The music service Apple just acquired may have underachieved, but its founder could be the right man if iTunes moves away from downloads and into streaming music.
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Thu Mar 3 2005 Record deal for Fanning's swap service
Napster founder's Snocap, aiming to turn file-trading into song sales, gains another music industry ally.
Posted by John Borland
- Fri May 17 2002 Bertelsmann to buy Napster for a song
Napster CEO Konrad Hilbers and Shawn Fanning, the service's creator, will remain with the company after resigning earlier in the week. Napster's going price: $8 million.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Mon Jan 26 2004 Napster's Fanning has Snocap-ped vision
Shawn Fanning, creator of the once notorious song-swap service, is working on new venture aiming to help record labels make money from file swapping.
Posted by John Borland and Stefanie Olsen
- Fri Jan 23 2004 Napster's Fanning has Snocap-ped vision
Napster creator Shawn Fanning is working on new venture aiming to help record labels make money from file swapping.
Posted by John Borland and Stefanie Olsen