Napster is back, but this time it’s betting on AI: “We don’t want the outcome to be similar to the last time around”

Back in the day, you were either a Limewire kid or a Napster kid. Both sites enabled the legally dubious practice of downloading free MP3 files.

However, the most infamous site out of the two was undoubtedly Napster. Founded by Sean Parker back in 1999, the website always maintained that its hosting of MP3s was legal under "fair use."

The slew of lawsuits the site faced suggests otherwise. The Recording Industry Association of America, Metallica, and Dr Dre were among those who sued Napster for copyright infringement.