HISTOTY [edit]<br><br>Although there were already networks that facilitated the distribution of files across the Internet, such as IRC, Hotline,<br>version and Usenet, Napster specialized in MP3 files of music and had a user-friendly interface. At its peak, the Napster<br>- service had about 80 million registered users [7] Napster made it relatively easy for music enthusiasts to download<br>——— copies of songs that were otherwise difficult to obtain, such as older songs, unreleased recordings, studio recordings,<br><br>and songs from concert bootleg recordings. Napster paved the way for streaming media services and transformed<br><br>music into a public good for a brief time.<br>ame High-speed networks in college dormitories became overloaded, with as much as 61% of external network traffic<br>