Sean Parker On Spotify U.S. Launch: ?The Realization Of A Dream?, ?The Answer To Piracy?

Most people now know Sean Parker's name from that Academy Award-winning film in which he's a main character. But long before that, his name was well known in the tech world, and especially music circles, as the guy who helped start Napster. In other words, the guy the help bring about the beginning of the end for the music industry as we once knew it. So when he has something to say about the music industry, people listen. And today he had enough to say to write a note on Facebook. What prompted this? The U.S. launch of Spotify, of course. His full note can be found here, and we'll copy it below, but the key takeaways are this: Spotify will jump-start the music industry, and will be the answer to piracy. You know, small things. Obviously, as an investor in Spotify, he has a vested interest in Spotify being successful in the U.S. But that investment only came last year, long after Spotify was already a hit in Europe. Parker clearly believes that it can be just as big of a hit ? and a bigger one ? here in America as well.

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