Napster

Kazaa Lite is a modern version of napster and is a file-sharing program based on the code of Kazaa, a P2P application that runs on the FastTrack network. The name refers to the fact that adware/spyware in Kazaa had been removed, while many other features, such as a “preview with” submenu, more efficient traffic controls, and searching options, were added.

Napster is an online music service which was originally a file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning. Napster was the first widely-used peer-to-peer music sharing service, and it made a major impact on how people, especially university students, used the Internet. Its technology allowed music fans to easily share MP3 format song files with each other, thus leading to the music industry’s accusations of massive copyright violations. Although the original service was shut down by court order, it paved the way for decentralized P2P file-sharing programs, which have been much harder to control. The service was named Napster after Fanning’s nickname.