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NewsEdge Corp., 80

New York Times, 133

NextPage, Inc, 315

Nicks, Stevie, 167

Northeastern University, 21, 29, 38, 53–54

Norton, Stephanie, 148

Nullsoft Inc., 32, 165, 170, 173–74, 185, 186, 257, 258

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Offspring (band), 137, 166

Olin, Milton, 238, 255, 299

Oliver, Cody, 185–86, 187

Olkin, Ingram, 233

ON24 Inc., 87, 95, 220

Ong, Peng, 92, 93, 94

OpenNap, 181, 277

open-source movement, 75, 179–83, 187, 276–77

Open Systems Inc., 218

organized crime, 149–50, 155

Oseary, Guy, 136

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Paez, Richard, 271

Palmetto Bug, 23

Parker, Sean, 138, 316

asthma of, 6, 63

background and personality of, 6–7, 23–27

copyright law and, 66–68, 142

John Fanning coup attempt and, 293, 294–95

Shawn Fanning meeting with, 17, 24

Fannings and, 70, 193

Napster as business and, 37, 55, 57, 61–62, 67–68, 126, 196

Napster's cofounding by, 3, 6–7, 9, 37

Napster users' questions and, 142–43, 145

on New Artist Program, 148

post-Napster activities of, 318

resignation from Napster, 253

RIAA suit deposition of, 228–30

server linking and, 172

Parsons, Richard, 273, 285

Patel, Marilyn Hall, 224–25, 229, 269, 281, 282, 285–86

appeals court decision and, 271–72

music industry copyright abuse and, 287

Napster preliminary hearing and, 240–45, 262

revised injunction issued by, 273–74, 276

Patterson, Jeff, 30

Paul, Sunil, 60–61

Paulson, Chad, 134–35, 142–44

Pavarotti, Luciano, 312

payola, 149–50

peer-to-peer systems, 74, 185, 188–89, 202, 311, 313–15, 318, 323

Pelliccia, Lydia, 124

Pepper, Tom, 186, 187

Perkins, Tony, 115

Perrelli, Jonathon, 26, 38

Pets.com, 114, 219, 221, 267

Petty, Tom, 33, 123

Pierce, Brock, 113

Pincus, Mark, 80–81, 294

Pittman, Bob, 302

Pixelon, 112–13

Plaxo Inc., 318

Polese, Kim, 111

Pressplay, 154, 157–58, 285, 287, 310, 313

"Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" (song), 166

PricewaterhouseCoopers, 194

Prince (performer), 136

Project Thunderball, 265

Public Enemy (band), 136

Pulgram, Laurence, 231, 232, 239–40

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Quote.com, 91, 94–95

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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 141

Ramme, Matt, 45, 46

Ramos, Carey, 230, 241

Rando, Joe, 14, 15–16, 51, 52, 322

Rasala, Richard, 53

Rational Software Corp., 79

Rave Awards (Wired magazine), 257–58

RealNetworks Inc., 67, 153–54

RealPlayer, 154, 155

record industry, 149–68, 309

Big Five, 149, 152–53

copyright abuse by, 136–37, 149, 287