What Killed Napster? By dstephens95 Period: Jan 1, 1999 to Dec 31, 2002 History of Napster Jun 1, 1999 Napster Is Founded Dec 7, 1999 RIAA Files Lawsuit Against Napster Mar 1, 2000 Napster Acquires Mac Client Apr 13, 2000 Metallica Sues Napster for Pirating Song "I Disappear" Feb 1, 2001 Napster Use Peaks at 26.4 Million Users Worldwide Feb 12, 2001 RIAA Lawsuit Decided in Favor of RIAA Mar 6, 2001 Napster Removes Copyrighted Material From Lawsuit Jul 1, 2001 Napster Shuts Down Entire Network To Comply With Injunction Jul 23, 2001 Napster Develops New Music Format .nap MP3s must be converted to .nap before being able to go on Napster network May 17, 2002 Napster Announces Assets Sale to German Firm Bertelsmann Sep 3, 2002 American Judge Blocks Sale; Napster Liquidates
