On September 3, 2002, an American bankruptcy judge blocked the sale of Napster to Bertelsmann and forced Napster to liquidate its assets according to Chapter 7 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws.
Den 3. september 2002 blokerede den amerikanske konkursdomstol salget til Bertelsmann, og tvang Napster til at afvikle dets aktiver ifølge Chapter 7 under de amerikanske konkurslove.