BusinessPursuitsNapster: Music Sales Haven't Been the Same SinceFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandNapster founder Shawn Fanning in 2000Photograph by Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Joshua BrusteinDecember 5, 2014 at 2:03 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.This article is part of the December 8, 2014 issue of businessweek.Chevron Right Expand 1999 Shawn Fanning, 19, launches a file-sharing service for music.