All the Rave: The Rise and Fall of Shawn Fanning’s Napster, by Joseph Menn
"The book, by Joseph Menn, provides a well-documented history of one of the most celebrated collapses of the Internet.
"But it goes far deeper, giving an inside account of the creation of Napster, the battle for its control and the maneuvering by big Silicon Valley names to try to turn music piracy into gold."
—New York Times
Shawn Fanning and Napster overthrew the music industry—and if you don't think you're still reeling from that revolution, sit down and prepare to have your mind blown.
Fanning never went away. His legend in IT and the transformation of intellectual property on the Internet is something we take for granted now— but its origins are something out of a down and dirty mystery novel.
This is Joseph Menn's meticulous investigation of how Shawn unearthed the firmament— the eye-opening reveals are incredible. The tale of Fanning's shady uncle pushes the story into a true-crime investigation.
Joseph Menn, I want to tell you, is my stepbrother— we met when we were "all grown up." For the Audible edition of his book, I wielded my stepsister clout and asked him to sit down for an interview with me... a special feature, just for the audiobook. Take a listen!
Many of you savvy ones out there know that Alex Winter's documentary movie on Napster, Downloaded, is coming out any minute, and it features all the main figures of this exposé. After reading Joe's book, I can't wait to see it.
—Narrated by John Rubinstein, who narrated Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss, and appeared in the films 21 Grams and Red Dragon.
--Susie Bright
