CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A former chief operating officer ofthe online file-sharing service
Napster was killed when he was struckby a sheriff’s patrol car while riding a bicycle, authorities
saidMonday.Lawyer and music industry veteran Milton Everett Olin Jr. of Woodland Hills died Sunday,
according to coroner’s Lt. Joe Bale.TheLos Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Olin and the patrol
carwere traveling in the same direction on Mulholland Highway in suburbanCalabasas when the collision
occurred.The cyclist was in thebicycle lane when he was struck, KCAL-TV reported, citing investigators.He
landed on the windshield, shattering the glass before rolling offthe cruiser to the street.The deputy, who
was not named, was taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises.The cause of the crash was under
investigation.Inaddition to once serving as a top executive for Napster, the65-year-old Olin was a prominent
entertainment attorney for Altschul& Olin LLP, which he co-founded, the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/18iDA4i ) reported.Priorto Napster, Olin
worked for A&M Records as vice president ofbusiness development and was responsible for signing
artists andacquiring music rights.Napster was a pioneer in online musicsharing, leading to lawsuits by
Metallica and other acts in 2000. Thesuits eventually forced a settlement that required Napster to
evolveinto a pay-for-use service that became something of a model for today’sstreaming companies.Copyright
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