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Irresistible Forces: The Business Legacy of Napster and the Growth of the Underground Internet

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Anyone who has used Napster (and it would be tough to find someone who hasnt!!!) will always have wondered what motivated shawn fanning (and his friends) to create Napster. Finally there is a book which deals with the topic. IRRESISTABLE FORCES does a concise job of charting Napster's creation, the near-fanaticism of its creators, Shawn Fanning's idealism, how the record companies woke up to the threat, and how they acted.

But thats not made me like this book. It also takes a peek at many of the pertinent post-napster issues - the future of peer-to-peer computing, online file sharing etc. The BMG-Napster venture is also talked about, and even the "children" of Napster find a mention. And all this from a unbiased point of view, giving a flavour of how all the concerned parties feel/felt.

There is only one thing I do not like about this book - and that is - for most of the issues - it does not do more than just take a peek. All the topics are dealt with too much brevity. I would have really loved this book had it been more detailed.

However, all said and done - the book is very good - and I gleaned a lot of information from it - only I was left thirsting for more. So I am going to go and get the other book in the market on Napster.

The bottom line?? For those who want wide-ranging information on Napster - this book will do for starters>