Napster closure Napster founder Shawn Fanning leaves the courtroom Music industry figures in the US and UK have welcomed a US judge's decision to close down the MP3 file-swapping service Napster. Napster allows users to download a program which allows them to search each others' hard drives for highly compressed MP3 music files. Creators of music deserve a reward.
Sharing is such a warm, cuddly, friendly word.
We are pleased with the court's decision. But Napster's attorney, David Boies, was less optimistic. Other observers spoke of the implications for the future. Napster claims to have 20 million users worldwide - and many of them were unhappy with the verdict. Napster is due to close at 0800 BST on Saturday morning.