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    In 1998, Shawn Fanning, an 18 year-old college dropout revolutionized the way we get music.  He created the computer program known as Napster, and it was perhaps one of the most controversial pieces of software this decade.  It allowed its users to download and upload music in mp3 format to each other over a central server that Fanning controlled.  This type of network is known as peer-to-peer (p2p).  The program was revolutionary in that it allowed users to download and upload music quickly and efficiently.  But of course, for every revolution, there are people that object to it.  In this case, the opposing group was the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Read More »