Napster creator Shawn Fanning has proved himself not only as an innovator, but as an entertainer too! He has been a popular figure since the launch of the file sharing service, and has remained so ever since. One could say the Napster controversy hasn’t really dented his public appeal.
Fanning first entered the big screen in a cameo role for the hit film ‘The Italian Job’, playing himself.
In 2000, Fanning appeared as a presenter at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a Metallica t-shirt. Coincidentally, it was this band that first came out against Napster, and filed a lawsuit for circulating one of their works before it was officially released!
In the same year, Fanning appeared on the cover of the TIME magazine.
Again, Fanning was seen in commercials. In 2013, both Fanning and Napster became subjects of a documentary made by Alex Winter. It was titled ‘Downloaded’.
