TG, Excellent post and insights about Napster. You are right, it was chaotic and exciting. We knew we were making history, and there were many times we thought we would actually win. We almost did. We were just too far ahead of the curve, and moving way too fast to back up and wait for the record labels to get to where they are today.
However, the Napster revolution made it possible to have digital downloads of music today. Without Napster it wouldn't have happened anytime soon.
Funny you should mention Groove. After leaving Napster, I was VP of product management at Groove. Groove flirted with the idea of using its secure encrypted network for music...but never seriously. Groove was great for business, and for consumers who had large files to share.
P2P has lots of potential applications, many of which we will discover in the years ahead.
Thanks for the great forum.
Don Dodge
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