All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fannings Napster

All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanningªs Napster by Joseph Menn. Published by Crown Business, New York, NY, 2003. 1st St US Edition1st Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. Some edge wear, overall content excellent. 355 Pgs. ISBN 0609610937. LCCN 20020142. At age 17, Shawn Fanning designed a computer program that transformed the Internet into an unlimited library of free music. Tens of millions of young people quickly signed on, Manning's company, Napster, became a household name. It did not take long for the music industry to declare war, one that has now engulfed the biggest entertainment and technology companies on the planet. This book is a riveting account of genius and greed, visionary leaps and disastrous business decisions, and the clash of the hacker and investor cultures with that of the copyright establishment. The inside story of the young visionary and the company that made it happen. Illustrated with black & white photos. Description text copyright 2011 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 24544.