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Napster 2.0 to Launch by Christmas

The Top Brand in Online Music Will Be the First to Empower Music Fans with the Freedom to Choose Unlimited a la Carte Downloads or Monthly Subscriptions

New York, New York - (July 28, 2003) - Chris Gorog, Chairman and CEO of Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI), The Digital Media Company®, will announce key elements of the launch strategy for the new Napster® in his keynote address at Jupiter's Plug-In conference today. "Napster 2.0", which will be a legal, paid music service, will be available to consumers by Christmas. Mr. Gorog also plans to reveal that at launch, Napster 2.0 will allow users access to up to 500,000 tracks any way they choose; by paying for individual downloads, by monthly subscription, via Internet radio, or in any combination.

"Napster 2.0 is being built from the ground up to reflect the essence of independence and innovation that the brand is known for," said Mr. Gorog. "Consumers want flexibility, and for the first time they will not have to choose between downloads or subscriptions. Napster 2.0 will allow music fans to do both, putting the power where it belongs - in the hands of consumers."

"We are pleased by consumers' continuing interest in the Napster brand, as evidenced by the very significant traffic we are receiving to our placeholder site at www.napster.com which allows consumers to sign up for updates on our progress and enjoy some creative teasers prior to the availability of the service. Our early prototypes of Napster 2.0 are progressing very well and we will be disclosing additional details as we get closer to our launch," concluded Mr. Gorog.

About Napster

Napster® is the world's most recognized brand in online music. Napster has content agreements with the five major record labels, as well as hundreds of independents. Napster delivers access to the largest catalog of online music with more than 500,000 tracks spanning all genres and artists from Eminem to Miles Davis. Napster is a division of Roxio, Inc., (Nasdaq: ROXI), the Digital Media Company, provider of the best-selling digital media software in the world. Napster has offices in Los Angeles and New York.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to the development of our online music distribution service and our relationships with content providers, are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including general economic conditions in the US and abroad, delays in development and competition, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Additional information on these and other factors are contained in Roxio's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on June 30, 2003, copies of which are available at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Roxio assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release.

About Roxio

Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, develops and markets the best-selling digital media software in the world. Roxio offers award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing and has an installed base of over 150 million users. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major hardware manufacturers, through leading retailers, through Internet partnerships and through direct sales at www.roxio.com. Roxio's parent company, Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC; http://www.sonic.com) is the leader in digital media software and provides a broad range of software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users and technology partners. Sonic's products range from professional DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies that are used to produce the majority of Hollywood movies released on DVD, to the award-winning Roxio- and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup applications that have become the premiere solutions for consumers and business users worldwide. Sonic's AuthorScript® is the de facto standard for CD and DVD burning and formatting and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Broadcom, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California.

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