Napster 2.0 Goes Live in the UK Today

Music fans across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can now access the UK's largest digital music catalogue by downloading Napster 2.0 from www.napster.co.uk

London, England - (May 20, 2004) - Napster® UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI), has announced that the highly anticipated Napster 2.0 legal online music service went live to music fans across the UK today with the UK's largest online music catalogue. UK residents can now download the new Napster 2.0 music service for free at www.napster.co.uk . The world's most recognised brand in online music provides both a subscription service and an a la carte download store putting the power of choice in the hands of music fans. Napster allows subscribers to listen legally on demand to more than 500,000 full-length, CD quality tracks - which will grow to over 700,000 tracks in the next 30 days as the company completes loading of its massive catalogue. For those who just want to buy songs to burn to CD or transfer to portable players, Napster Light offers free 30-second samples of the entire Napster UK catalogue and the opportunity to buy singles or albums. Napster is celebrating its official launch in the UK by offering all residents a free 7-day trial to Napster's subscription service just for registering at www.napster.co.uk .

The official UK launch of Napster 2.0 at www.napster.co.uk follows completion of agreements in the UK with all five major record companies - BMG, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music International, and Warner Music International - as well as independent labels body AIM. The company also recently announced an exclusive, multi-year partnership with Europe 's leading consumer electronics goods retailer, Dixons Group plc, which kicks off a major Napster 2.0 promotion throughout all 1,100 Dixons, PC World, Currys, and The Link stores in the UK on May 21.

"Napster is very pleased to bring the biggest name in online music to the biggest market in Europe ," said Chris Gorog, chairman and CEO of Napster and Roxio. "The UK has made enormous contributions to popular music and, indeed, Napster's incredible catalogue, so it's great to share the excitement of the new legal version of the legendary Napster with all the music fans in the UK."

"The UK will quickly discover why PC Magazine calls Napster 2.0 'the best online music service'," said Napster president Brad Duea . "UK music fans can now download Napster 2.0 and enjoy the most exciting, comprehensive and immersive music experience available."

"Napster is a fantastic brand to launch in the UK and by carefully tailoring the service to the local market we have an unparalleled proposition for UK music fans," said Napster UK general manager Leanne Sharman.

After downloading the free Napster jukebox at www.napster.co.uk , for just £9.95 a month, Napster subscribers can listen to the largest digital music catalogue on demand, and download any track they choose onto the hard drives of up to three PCs and listen offline - to save bandwidth while they surf, or for convenience when on the go. Ten interactive advert-free Napster radio stations allow listeners to see which song is coming next, skip forward or jump back - with favourites easily added to their Napster library with one click. Napster can even build subscribers their own custom radio station on the fly simply by selecting three songs they like. Napster's rich community features allow subscribers to browse each others' play lists and even share songs among other Napster users. Subscribers can also listen to and save full-length songs taken from the past 10 years of Official Charts Company UK charts, and can purchase and burn tracks for as little as £0.88 per song when they buy multiple tracks.

If UK music fans elect not to become a subscriber, by downloading Napster for free at www.napster.co.uk , they can still purchase tracks any time they want for £1.09 and albums for £9.95 after listening to free 30-second samples of the Napster UK library. At no cost, Napster Light users can organise their entire music collection in Napster by using the ripping software in the Napster jukebox to take tracks from CDs they already own to play on Napster, import MP3s into their Napster Library, or transfer tracks they've bought to a wide range of portable devices. Napster Light also offers consumers free access to Fuzz , Napster's online magazine; their own Napster Inbox; and the chance to sample the OCC UK charts.

Napster's partnerships enable fans to enjoy music in the living room via Microsoft's Windows XP Media Centre, or on the move with the Samsung Napster digital audio player as well as 60 other WMA with DRM compatible devices. These compatible devices include players from Samsung, Rio , Creative and Dell which enable users to drag and drop tracks to their portable device without leaving the Napster application.

Additionally, Napster is working with Intel to co-promote the benefits of the Napster service running on Intel-based PCs. PCs featuring the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology* give music fans the power to easily manage and store their music collection while listening to their favourite artists on the PC. Notebook PCs with Intel® CentrinoT mobile technology** allow fans to take their music collection on the go and listen while on or offline. A multi-year partnership with Dixons Group brings Napster 2.0 and Napster-branded products to the mass market and gives Napster a major offline presence across the retailer's chain of 1,100 Dixons, PC World, The Link and Currys stores in the UK . Napster-branded CD-Rs are produced by Imation, the worldwide leader in removable data storage media. Napster-branded CD wallets are manufactured for Napster by Case Logic, the leading supplier of soft storage, protection and organisation solutions for personal technology. CD labelling kits featuring a special Napster offer are made by Fellowes, the worldwide leader in mobile, computer, and consumer electronics accessories.

About Napster

Napster®, the world's most recognized brand in online music, is a subscription service that enables fans to freely sample the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music and experience the largest number of features. Napster members have access to songs from all major labels and hundreds of independents and have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favorites with community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other members' collections. Subscribers to Napster can listen to full-length songs from every major record label and hundreds of independents on demand for a low monthly fee. Napster also offers Napster Light, a "lighter" version of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte. 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 is headquartered in Los Angeles with additional offices in London , Los Angeles , New York , Richmond Hill , ON , and San Diego .

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.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to the Napster's relationships with Dixon's Group, Intel, content providers and others, the growth of Napster's available catalog, and the growth of the online music distribution industry in the United Kingdom, are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as decreased demand for our products; failure of the digital music industry to grow; flaws inherent in our products or services; intense competition; failure to maintain relationships with strategic partners and content providers; general economic conditions and third party claims, that 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the SEC on February 17, 2004, 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.

Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, MyDVD, CineMagic, Plug & Burn, LiveShare, Roxio Easy Media Creator, and AuthorScript are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Dolby is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic Solutions under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.

Copyright © 2004 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio, the Roxio tagline, and Napster are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Roxio, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners.

* Hyper-Threading Technology requires a computer system with an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor supporting HT Technology and a Hyper-Threading Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. Visit www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/ for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.

** Important Information: wireless connectivity requires additional software, services or external hardware that may need to be purchased separately. A vailability of public wireless access points limited. System performance, battery life and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software. See http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/more_info for more information.

Intel Centrino and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.