Napster to Enter Ringtone Market

Napster to Enter Ringtone Market Biggest Brand in Digital Music Partners With Dwango Wireless to Deliver Content for Mobile Devices LOS ANGELES and SEATTLE, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Napster, a division of Roxio (NASDAQ:ROXI), announced today that it has forged an agreement with Dwango(R) (BULLETIN BOARD: DWGN) Wireless, a leading mobile developer and publisher of entertainment content to launch "Napster Mobile" across major North American carriers. "Napster Mobile" will initially offer wireless customers access to ring tones and will be the first mobile music content provider to utilize an integrated solution extending from the PC to mobile devices via exclusive device-targeted promotional offers redeemable for PC downloads and subscription service through Napster's PC-based digital music service. "We are excited to be working with Dwango to bring the Napster brand into the innovative and very fast growing ringtone business," said Chris Gorog, Napster's chairman and CEO, "Napster Mobile is a natural extension for the biggest brand in digital music and will enhance our development of wireless delivery." The service, which is scheduled to launch in the U.S. and Canada in 2005, will include a specially designed Napster interface. Napster Mobile customers will be able to choose ringtones that fit their lifestyle, musical tastes and mood from an extensive song catalog while they earn credits for use on Napster's full-featured PC service. "It is incredibly exciting to work with Napster to extend its popular brand and award-winning service to the wireless arena," Alexander Conrad, president and COO of Dwango Wireless. "We are thrilled to partner with them for several new distribution approaches, including access to Napster's community, PC network and pre-paid card channels. The combination of Napster's reputation and expertise with Dwango's extensive relationships with mobile carriers, high-quality service will make a major impact on the mobile entertainment industry". About Napster Napster(R), the world's biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription service that enables fans to access the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music and experience the largest number of features. Napster subscribers 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. About Dwango(R) North America Dwango(R) North America (BULLETIN BOARD: DWGN) offers a comprehensive approach for bringing lifestyle and affiliate brands to the wireless arena through customized entertainment content, ringtones, games and applications for mobile phones. A key player in the wireless industry, Dwango Wireless provides unique content for some of today's hottest lifestyle brands, including ESPN, Rolling Stone and Playboy. Dwango North America holds exclusive technology and trademark licenses from Dwango Co. Ltd. of Japan. Dwango North America corporate information can be found www.dwango.com. Copyright (C) 2004 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio, the Roxio tagline, Napster, Napster To Go, and Napster Light 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. Roxio Safe Harbor Statement Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to the distribution of ringtones, the development of Napster mobile and Napster's agreement with Dwango are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as the failure to obtain the necessary content licenses for the distribution of the ringtones; failure to maintain relationships with strategic partners and content providers; and failure to successfully develop new products and services 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 November 9, 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. Dwango Safe Harbor Statement This release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Dwango undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated results. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the need to raise capital, the business of Dwango, including the market for its products and services, the effect of government regulation and competition, and other material risks. Napster Contacts: Dana M. Harris Napster 310-281-5073 dana.harris@napster.com Nancy Sullivan, John Conroy Rogers & Cowan 310-854-8199, 310-854-8178 nsullivan@rogersandcowan.comjconroy@rogersandcowan.com Dwango Wireless Contact: Nicole Bahr Dwango Wireless 206-286-1440 Nicole.bahr@dwango.com Source: Napster CONTACT: Dana M. Harris of Napster, +1-310-281-5073, dana.harris@napster.com; or Nancy Sullivan, +1-310-854-8199, nsullivan@rogersandcowan.com, or John Conroy, +1-310-854-8178, jconroy@rogersandcowan.com, both of Rogers & Cowan, for Napster; or Nicole Bahr of Dwango Wireless, +1-206-286-1440, Nicole.bahr@dwango.com Web site: http://www.dwango.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment