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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterNo one is as intriguing as the thoughtful, soft-spoken Mr. Fanning, a onetime idealist thwarted by the piracy label and the dated assumptions of a calcified communications infrastructure.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleDownloaded is still a vigorous retelling of Fanning's and Parker's wildfire achievement and its ethical pitfalls, even if there's little in the way of journalistic balance.
- 67The PlaylistKevin JagernauthThe PlaylistKevin JagernauthWinter's detail oriented approach does at least give the best recounting of Napster you're going to get, even if it's a biased one. And while some contrasting opinions would've been appreciated, Downloaded is still worth a click.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierA fascinating, alternate-universe look at the dawn of the music-sharing phenom — once a cause of concern in the industry, yet now a footnote to our all-digital music marketplace.
- 50New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeWinter hits his stride detailing how the music bigwigs hung Napster out to dry, but couldn’t do a thing about their industry’s permanently altered business model. This exercise in recent nostalgia (the original Napster went bust in 2002) might have been better if the tart cynicism of that section had shown up earlier.
- 40Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlVillage VoiceAlan ScherstuhlThe doc is only about as revealing as a middling magazine article on the subject.