N is for Napster,

the pre-Spotify music sharing platform that Metallica had a vicious rivalry with. After discovering that an unreleased demo (“I Disappear”, which was set to feature on the Mission: Impossible II soundtrack) had leaked on the peer-to-peer service, Metallica launched a cumbrous multi-million dollar lawsuit against Napster. The tiff came to a head publicly at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, where Napster CEO Shawn Fanning presented an award in a Metallica shirt, remarking, “I borrowed this shirt from a friend. Maybe, if I like it, I’ll buy one of my own.”