Roxio Appoints Veteran Entertainment Executive to Its Board of Directors

Santa Clara, California - (April 2, 2003) - Roxio, Inc. (Nasdaq:ROXI), The Digital Media Company®, provider of the best selling digital media software in the world, announced today the addition of Brian C. Mulligan to its board of directors.

Mr. Mulligan, an entertainment industry veteran, is currently working with a consortium to acquire the U.S. entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal. Mr. Mulligan served as the Chairman of Fox Television, where he was responsible for network operations, the station group, the cable channel group, sports, and first run and domestic syndication, and was previously the Chief Financial Officer of The Seagram Company Ltd., parent company of Universal Music, the world leader in recorded music, and Universal Studios, Inc., during which time he was instrumental in improving operations and in constructing and negotiating several major transactions and financings. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Mulligan was Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures, responsible for worldwide film and video operations. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Operations and Finance at Universal Studios, Inc., a leader in motion pictures, television, and theme parks. Mr. Mulligan was also an Executive Advisor to The Boston Consulting Group in their media and entertainment practice.

"Brian's deep background and substantial experience in film, music, television, media, and finance will be a great asset to Roxio as we continue to develop our industry-leading digital media software," said Chris Gorog, president and CEO of Roxio and chairman of the Roxio board. "Additionally, as we develop our on-line entertainment distribution business with our recent acquisition of Napster, the best known on-line music distribution brand, Brian's expertise will be extremely valuable. Our seasoned board brings together senior executives from technology, entertainment and media, and consumer marketing. Brian will be a welcome addition to our board which we view as one of the greatest strengths of our company."

In commenting on his appointment to the Roxio board Mr. Mulligan said, "I'm very pleased to be joining the board of this innovative company at such an exciting time for the technology and entertainment industries. As technology continues to evolve, new opportunities to effectively package and distribute entertainment are being created constantly. Roxio is well positioned to become a leader in developing legal and creative solutions to conveniently and electronically deliver all types of entertainment to consumers throughout the world."

Mr. Mulligan has a Master of Business Administration from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He has also served on several boards. Mr. Mulligan lives with his wife, Victoria, and two children.

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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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