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In 2000, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich got the shock of his life: their unreleased song "I Disappear" was playing on radio stations across America - before they'd even finished recording it. This is the wild story of how a leaked demo ended up on Napster, radio DJs started downloading it illegally, and one phone call triggered the biggest lawsuit in digital music history.
Discover how radio stations accidentally became pirates, why Metallica sued 335,000 fans, and how this single incident destroyed Napster while creating the legal framework for every streaming service we use today. From studio vault to Senate hearings, this is the untold story of the leak that changed everything.
Perfect for fans of music history, 90s/2000s nostalgia, radio stories, and anyone curious about how the internet broke the music industry overnight. Learn the real timeline, hear the actual quotes, and understand why this case still matters in the Spotify era.
Credit: The "Napster Bad" image comes from the series that was produced in the years 2000-2001 by Bob Cesca from a group then known as Camp Chaos, satirizing Metallica and their MP3 sharing crackdown.
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