Napster to Offer Digital Music Service Across Wide Range of Toshiba Notebooks

Market Wire, July, 2007

Napster, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAPS) today confirmed a broad marketing campaign with Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division, that will put the Napster To Go digital music service at the fingertips of customers who purchase Toshiba Satellite® and Qosmio® notebook computers in the United States. As part of the campaign, Toshiba Satellite and Qosmio notebook computers will come with the award-winning software pre-loaded for one-click access straight out of the box.

The campaign gives Toshiba customers instant access to millions of music tracks with a free, 30-day trial subscription to Napster To Go, as well as unlimited, on-demand access to Napster's catalogue of more than 4 million songs. Napster subscribers enjoy interactive, advertisement-free radio stations, playlists developed by music-industry professionals, and a host of community features to encourage discovery of new music. In addition to PC-listening capabilities, the Napster To Go service also lets music fans transfer an unlimited number of music tracks to any compatible MP3 player or music-enabled cell phone without paying per track.

"Working with Toshiba, which is one of the pre-eminent names in mobile computing and consumer electronics, again demonstrates Napster's brand equity and the value we offer to subscribers," said Napster CEO Chris Gorog. "Consumers who purchase the latest Toshiba notebooks will have instant access to digital music courtesy of the pre-installed Napster software. We're excited to share music with them and to introduce them to Napster."

Jeff Barney, vice president of marketing, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division, added, "By extending the Napster service on our notebook computers, Toshiba is able to offer its customers immediate access to the best in digital music, ranging from a massive catalogue to exclusive content. When our customers invest in a Toshiba notebook, they expect the best technology on the market. With Napster, we're pleased to give them the opportunity to enjoy tremendous digital entertainment right out of the box."

About Napster

Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share, acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. The company's offerings include "Napster" ( www.Napster.com ) -- the most popular on demand music subscription service in the world; "Freenapster" ( www.freenapster.com ) -- a unique Web experience offering free on demand music legally; and "Napster Mobile" -- one of the industry's fastest growing mobile music platforms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Napster's services are available in markets across North America, Europe and Japan.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release, in particular matters related to Napster's compatibility with hardware manufacturers are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties such as decreased demand for our products and services; failure of our products to interoperate with the hardware products of our customers; intense competition; failure to maintain relationships with strategic partners and content providers; and general economic conditions; that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Additional information on these and other factors are contained in Napster'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 August 2, 2006, copies of which are available at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov . Napster assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release.

Copyright © 2007 Napster, LLC. All rights reserved. Napster, Napster Mobile, Napster To Go and Napster Light are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Napster, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

Contact: Media & Investor Contacts: Alex Wellins Email Contact Kim Hughes Email Contact The Blueshirt Group, for Napster (415) 217-7722

 

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