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Napster Contact: Dana M. Harris Napster (310) 281-5073 dana.harris@Napster.com Nancy Sullivan, John Conroy Rogers & Cowan 310-201-8899 or 201-8878 nsullivan@rogersandcowan.com jconroy@rogersandcowan.com
NAPSTER LAUNCHES IN CANADA
The Kitty Declared Molson's Official Digital Music Source for Canada TORONTO, ON - May 26, 2004 - Napster, a division of Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROXI), today announced that the award-winning Napster 2.0 legal online digital music service went live at www.napster.ca for millions of music fans across Canada. The world's most recognized brand in online music provides both an on-demand music subscription service - Canada's first - and an a la carte music download store putting the power of choice in the hands of Canadian music fans. Napster allows Canadian members to enjoy the nation's largest and most diverse online collection of music, featuring more than 300,000 tracks from the five major labels (BMG, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Canada, and Warner Music Canada) as well as scores of independent labels, and offers such Canadian acts as Alanis Morrissette, Avril Lavigne, Diana Krall, Nickelback, Melissa Auf Der Maur and Thornley. To celebrate its official launch in Canada, Napster is offering all of Canada a free 7-day trial to the service. Napster and Molson, one of the world's largest and North America's oldest brewers, simultaneously announced a multi-year mutually exclusive strategic marketing alliance. As Molson's exclusive music service, Napster will provide limited free access to the service for Molson Insiders. "We are thrilled to offer Canadian music fans the most inclusive, exciting, and diverse music experience available," said Brad Duea, president of Napster, "and we have focused on making the first on-demand subscription service in Canada reflect the unique and discerning nature of Canadian music tastes. The Cat has skated up north and is officially ready to rock." "Our Molson Canadian and Molson Dry brands are proud to be associated with what is clearly the number one name in digital music," said Les Hine, president, marketing, Molson Canada. "Molson has become known for creating the most innovative music experiences for our beer drinkers, and being able to introduce hundreds of thousands of our loyal consumers to Napster is another first for both Molson Canadian and Molson Dry." The launch of Napster Canada follows just one week after the debut of Napster's UK service, solidifying the company's position as the world's most globalized digital music service. Napster's Canadian team, some of which are located in the Richmond Hill, Ontario headquarters of Roxio, will continue to strive to maintain the service's distinctly Canadian personality. After downloading the free Napster jukebox at www.napster.ca, for just CDN$9.95 a month Canadian subscribers, like their American and British counterparts, can legally, safely, and easily download any track they choose onto up to three PCs and listen to full-length songs on or offline to save bandwidth while they surf or for convenience when on the go. Napster features ten interactive, commercial-free radio stations designed specifically for the Canadian audience. Napster's rich community features allow subscribers to safely browse each others' play lists and even share songs among other Napster users. Subscribers can access Billboard chart history and purchase individual tracks for as little as CDN$1.00 when they buy Napster Track Packs. For those who simply want to buy individual songs to burn to CD or transfer to portable players, Napster Light offers free 30-second samples of the entire catalog and the ability to purchase tracks any time they want for CDN$1.19 and albums for CDN$9.95. Napster Light also offers consumers free access to Fuzz, Napster's online magazine, and their own Napster Inbox. All members can organise their entire music collection by using the ripping software in the free Napster jukebox to take tracks from CDs they already own to play on Napster. They can also import MP3s into their Napster Library or transfer tracks they've bought to a wide range of portable devices. 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. Copyright © 2004 Roxio, Inc. All rights reserved. Roxio, the Roxio tagline and Napster are 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.
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