Spotify was founded in 2006 in Stockholm, Sweden, [14] by Daniel Ek, former chief technology officer of Stardoll, and Martin Lorentzon, co-founder of Tradedoubler. [15][16] Ek first had the idea for Spotify around 2002 when peer-to-peer music service Napster shut down and another illegal site Kazaa became popular. Ek said he “realized that you can never legislate away from piracy. Laws can …