Metallica is making a triumphant return to Napster 16 years after suing the company. The band’s whole back catalog will be available to listen to through the music streaming service to celebrate the release of Metallica’s 10th studio album, Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. In April 2000, Metallica sued Napster, the P2P file-sharing network started by Shawn Fanning. Metallica sued after discovering its whole back catalog, plus a new, as-yet-unreleased track, was available to download for free. Metallica won, and Napster was forced offline. At the time, people were understandably annoyed at Metallica. After years of having to actually pay for music,...
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