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93–94, 123, 126, 148, 162–63, 207,

208, 228, 240, 254–55, 290–91

Napster coup attempt by, 292–96, 298,

299, 305

Napster stock control by, 9–10, 208

nephew Shawn and, 9, 15–16, 54, 55, 70,

301, 320

post-Napster activities of, 319–21

pretrial deposition of, 295–96

RIAA contact with, 162–63

Richardson and, 89, 191–92, 194–95,

208–9, 212–13, 292, 317

stock conversion and, 292, 295

Fanning, Shawn

background of, 5–6, 14–20

on Bales, 201

on Barry, 269

Bertelsmann deal and, 261, 265–66, 282,

291, 301

as Business Week cover subject, 223

cars of, 6, 15, 186

celebrity of, 1, 19, 133, 223, 247, 252–53,

255–58, 264, 323

at Chess.net, 52–53

computer security interests of, 19–20, 322

at Conway benefit, 214–15

copyright law and, 66–67

John Fanning’s coup attempt and, 293

John Fanning’s influence on, 9, 15–16,

54, 55, 70, 301, 320

Metallica suit and, 145

Middelhoff and, 261, 265–66, 282, 301

move to California by, 6, 85–87, 98–100

MTV appearances by, 247, 323

Napster chat rooms and, 128, 129, 130

Napster development and, 29–30, 34–39

Napster expansion and, 239

Napster II and, 283

Napster internal conflicts and, 126–27, 209

Napster merchandising and, 137, 138–40

Napster’s cofounding by, 5–6

Napster’s development by, 34–39

Napster shares of, 192

as Napster spokesman, 122

at Northeastern University, 21, 29, 38,

53–54

Parker and, 17, 24

post-Napster activities of, 321–23

at preliminary injunction hearing, 241,

245–46

resignation of, 299

RIAA suit deposition of, 228–30

on Richardson, 88

Ritter and, 252, 260

Rogers and, 166

Roxio Inc. and, 306, 323

server linking and, 171–73, 176–79

at Webby Awards, 211

Wired Rave Awards and, 257–58

Farber, Steve, 92, 94

Farmer, Dan, 284

Federal Communications Commission

(FCC), 150

Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 152

Fenne, Michael, 112–13

Fidelity Investments, 41–42

Fidelman, Barry, 91

fiduciary duty warning, 298

Fikker, Csaba, 95, 203, 204

file-sharing systems

status in 2002, 309

See also Napster; peer-to-peer systems

filtering, 273–76

Firefly, 8, 88, 91

Fletcher, Rick, 131–32

Flycode, 203, 204, 318

Fogerty, John, 167

Fonovisa Inc. v. Cherry Auction, Inc. (1993),

66

Fortune (magazine), 1, 9, 72, 205, 221, 251

FortuneCity.com, Inc., 198–99

Foundation Capital, 92

Frackman, Russell, 125, 225–30, 241–45, 271

Frankel, Justin, 31, 73, 170–71, 173–74,

185–87, 197, 257

Freed, Alan, 150, 310–11

“Free Girl Now” (single), 33

Free Internet Chess Server, 44

Freeloader, 25, 81

FreeNet, 257, 314–15

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) sites, 29, 162

Fuentes, Daisy, 257

G

Gabriel, Peter, 140, 313

Garrehy, Jessie, 109, 176, 200, 318

Gates, Bill, 51, 76, 77, 218, 234, 323

Geffen Records, 32–33, 258

Gelsinger, Patrick, 315

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