Amit Chowdhry | April 16, 2011 | 1,068 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Napster, Sean Parker, Shawn Fanning, Yo
[Left: Shawn Fanning, Right: Sean Parker]
Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker is best known for working together on Napster. Sean Parker was referred to as a co-founder in Napster in the movie The Social Network, but he was an early employee in the music sharing company that Shawn Fanning founded. Now the two are working together on a new video chat project called Yo.
Amit Chowdhry | September 21, 2010 | 1,021 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Best Buy, Napster, Sean Parker, Shawn Fanning
Remember Napster? It was the music sharing service that was created by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999 and ended up shutting down after the RIAA went after them for copyright violations.
Amit Chowdhry | August 1, 2009 | 1,285 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Global Gaming Factory X, Hans Pandeya, John Fanning, Napster, Shawn Fanning, The Pirate Bay
Global Gaming Factory made an offer to buy out The Pirate Bay for $7 million about a month ago. That deal is expected to close soon, but right out of left field another offer for The Pirate Bay has been made.
The offer came from John Fanning, the uncle of Napster founder Shawn Fanning. John Fanning is the former CEO of Napster. And Napster was bought out by Best Buy in September 2008 for $121 million.
The Pirate Bay turned down the offer shortly after GGF CEO Hans Pandeya and Fanning discussed the deal in London. GGF also received a $15 million offer from an unnamed Russian company. That would more than double GGF’s acquisition investment instantly.
“The basis for a legal site has been placed and contracts are expected to be concluded shortly with a leading player in the entertainment industry. The development of the company is very positive, and goes as planned,” stated Pandeya.
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