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Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

When the heavy metal band Metallica hauled Internet service provider Napster into court, because fans were getting new Metallica tunes through the site for free, a new battle line was drawn in cyberspace. As the creator of Freenet, a program designed to send free information to all corners of the globe, Irish native Ian Clarke is on the front lines of this high-tech – and he's … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists

Hibernia: Meanwhile
in Silicon Valley…

By Irish America Staff
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

"Whizkid," "genius," and "scourge of the music industry" are just a few of the names thrown at Shawn Fanning, 19. Fanning is the brain behind Napster.com, the MP3 exchange website that sent the recording industry into an uproar. Recently the courts have stepped in to quiet the din. On July 26, the United States District Court of San Francisco ordered that the Napster online … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Meanwhile
in Silicon Valley…

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