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Filmmaker Alex Winter explores the effects of music-downloading on the kids who accomplished it, the bands and businesses affected by it, and its impact on the world.

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David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle 08/01/2013
3/4
As you watch the film, you'll be amazed how the world of the Internet turns the recent into the ancient: In a matter of only a few years, a world-changing digital event like Napster has become so last century. Go to Full Review
Paul de Barros Seattle Times 07/04/2013
2/4
I found myself asking, "And so why am I being retold this hoary tale?" Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 06/27/2013
3.5/5
As iffy as the coulda-been premise is, "Downloaded" is still a vigorous retelling of Fanning's and Parker's wildfire achievement and its ethical pitfalls ... Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin 07/24/2020
B-
Narrated entirely through personal testimony, we're given a rounded perspective of the case, both by the people that supported Napster and [those] that fought against it. Go to Full Review
Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine 08/13/2019
The film makes a convincing case that Napster was not just a delinquent site for music theft, but the progenitor of what we now call social media. Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shared Darkness 07/16/2013
B+
Downloaded provides a robustly engaging overview of Napster's renegade birth and premature death rattle. Go to Full Review
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Lawrence S Mar 2 This hollywood director should stay away for political issues. See more 07/11/2016 Interesting look at Napster and it's effect on the world. See more 12/20/2015 La historia de Napster es muy interesante por ser el primer servicio de P2P de música con una base de afiliados gigante y como empezó el cambio de la industria musical. Sin embargo el director llena los 106 minutos de entrevistas aburridas y largas y parece mas que fuera el material que recogió para hacer el trabajo como si no existiera la edición. Todo lo que contó se podría resumir en 15 minutos. See more 09/08/2015 As with Napster itself, the film feels a little dated. Technology has moved on from that time in the late 90s/early 2000s when Napster rocked an industry. It is nonetheless well polished and interesting look at how the industry changed and was forced belatedly to adapt to new customer demands. See more 08/24/2015 Documentary about Napster and all the BS they told the record studios in 1999 has not changed. See more 06/16/2015 Did these guys create the first free share of anything? Or the first prototype of itunes? See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Alex Winter explores the effects of music-downloading on the kids who accomplished it, the bands and businesses affected by it, and its impact on the world.
Director
Alex Winter
Producer
Maggie Malina, Alex Winter
Screenwriter
Alex Winter
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.3K
Runtime
1h 46m