The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format ...

Right before I went to college, a little-known service called Napster became popular. Napster allowed people to share and download songs from other users. Back then, just like today, the size of a ...

The art of music streaming, which many of us take for granted, is a relatively new phenomenon. Before the 1999 launch of Napster, the platform that allowed people to share MP3 files, music consumption ...