# death of napster **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 25, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844 "2001-02-25T19:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidpratt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@davidpratt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidpratt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/1 "2001-02-25T19:29:47Z")
Where can we go now to download music if napster really is dead? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/2 "2001-02-25T19:44:35Z")
Go to [link deleted] for alternative file-sharing programs. [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:29 AM] ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/3 "2001-02-25T21:25:48Z")
[name of program deleted] i think is a strong contender to take over where napster leaves off. but not sure about the spelling of it [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:30 AM] ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/4 "2001-02-25T21:27:44Z")
[name deleted again] is how you spell it [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:31 AM] ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2001, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/5 "2001-02-25T21:34:01Z")
Name a thread topic that will be likely to result in the thread being closed… ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/6 "2001-02-26T01:41:17Z")
Use [link removed]. It is a program that allows you to log onto private servers as well as Napsters own servers. [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:32 AM] ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/7 "2001-02-26T02:18:04Z")
The [deleted] servers have already been served cease-and-desist orders, I wouldn’t expect them to be around much longer. [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:33 AM] ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/8 "2001-02-26T02:52:17Z")
That’s just it. The servers [deleted] points to aren’t owned by [deleted] OR Napster. There’s very little that they can do. If they shut down one [deleted] server, someone will simply start another one up. The software will still function. Also…where did you hear the cease and desist order…a cite please? I do think that the [deleted] servers will be around for at least a few months following the shutdown of Napster, perhaps even longer. Eventually, people will go to a true P2P solution like [deleted], but they really need to improve the connections through that. I’ve been able to find songs, but never been able to DL faster than ~2K/sec, which is pretty bad considering I get between 40-100K/sec with Napster. Jman [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:34 AM] ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/9 "2001-02-26T03:57:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*The [deleted] servers have already been served cease-and-desist orders, I wouldn’t expect them to be around much longer. \*\* I couldn’t find any info regarding [deleted] receiving cease and desist orders? Linkety, link, lincoln logs? [Edited by Chronos on 02-26-2001 at 12:35 AM] ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-napster/55844/10 "2001-02-26T06:37:56Z")
Dang, I wish I had gotten to this thread earlier… It would have made things a lot tidier. Bottom line: The Chicago Reader does not advocate or assist in the breaking of any laws. Being a newspaper, and dependent on the copyright laws for its very existence, the Reader especially does not assist in the breaking of copyright laws. Please do not ask about this here.