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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                   ROXIO, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         The following constitute the provisions of the 2001 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Roxio, Inc.

         1.     PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention
of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The
provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and
limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section
of the Code.

         2.     DEFINITIONS.

                (a)     "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company
or any committee thereof designated by the Board of Directors of the Company in
accordance with Section 14 of the Plan.

                (b)     "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                (c)     "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the common stock of the
Company.

                (d)     "COMPANY" shall mean Roxio, Inc. and any Designated
Subsidiary of the Company.

                (e)     "COMPENSATION" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings and commissions, but exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium,
incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation.

                (f)     "DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any Subsidiary that
has been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.

                (g)     "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is an Employee
of the Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is
at least 20 hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year.
For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as
continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the
91st day of such leave.

                (h)     "ENROLLMENT DATE" shall mean the first Trading Day of
each Offering Period.

                (i)     "EXERCISE DATE" shall mean the last Trading Day of each
Purchase Period.
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                (j)     "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, as of any date, the
value of Common Stock determined as follows:

                        (i)     If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the date of determination, as reported in
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

                        (ii)    If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock prior to the date of determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL or such other source as the Board deems reliable;

                        (iii)   In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Board; or

                        (iv)    For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first
Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the first tracking day on or after the date on
which the Company's registration statement in Form 10 is declared effective by
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                (k)     "OFFERING PERIODS" shall mean the periods of
approximately 24 months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may
be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after February 15 and
August 15 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods
ending 24 months later; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the first Offering Period under
the Plan shall commence on May 14, 2001 provided that on such date the
Securities and Exchange Commission has declared the Company's Registration
Statement effective, and in the event the Company's Registration Statement has
not been declared effective such later date as is determined in the sole and
absolute discretion of the Board. In the event the first Offering Period
commences on May 14, 2001, the Offering Period shall end on July 31, 2003, and
in the event that the first offering period commences on a later date as
determined by the Board, the Offering Period shall end on the date determined by
the Board, which date shall be not later than 27 months after its commencement.
The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Section 4
of this Plan.

                (l)     "PLAN" shall mean this 2001 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.

                (m)     "PURCHASE PERIOD" shall mean the approximately six (6)
month period commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next
Exercise Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period
shall commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.

                (n)     "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean 85% of the Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date,
whichever is lower; provided however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by
the Board pursuant to Section 20.

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                (o)     "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" shall mean the Company's
registration statement on Form S-8, or any such similar successor form which
registers shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder.

                (p)     "RESERVES" shall mean the number of shares of Common
Stock covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised
and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance
under the Plan but not yet placed under option.

                (q)     "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean a corporation, domestic or
foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company
or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter
organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

                (r)     "TRADING DAY" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the Nasdaq National Market and/or Nasdaq SmallCap Market are open
for trading.

         3.     ELIGIBILITY.

                (a)     FIRST OFFERING PERIOD. Any individual who is an Employee
immediately prior to the first Offering Period shall be automatically enrolled
in the first Offering Period.

                (b)     SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIODS.

                        (i)     Any individual who is an Employee of the Company
on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

                        (ii)    Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to
the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person
whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of
the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options
to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the
Company or of any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to
purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its
subsidiaries accrues at a rate which exceeds $25,000 worth of stock (determined
at the fair market value of the shares at the time such option is granted) for
each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

         4.     OFFERING PERIODS. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after February 15 and August 15 each year, or on such other
date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 20 hereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence on May 14, 2001 provided that on such date
the Company has filed the Registration Statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and in the event the Company has not filed the Registration
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such later date as is
determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board. In the event the
first Offering Period commences on May 14, 2001, the Offering Period shall end
on July 31, 2003, and in the event that the first offering period commences on a
later date as determined by the Board, the Offering Period shall end on the date
determined by the Board, which date shall be not later than 27 months after its
commencement. The Board shall have the power to

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change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates
thereof) with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such
change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of
the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.

         5.     PARTICIPATION.

                (a)     FIRST OFFERING PERIOD. An Employee shall be entitled to
participate in the first Offering Period only if (i) such individual submits a
subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions (in the form attached
hereto as EXHIBIT A) to this Plan (ii) such subscription agreement is submitted
no sooner than the effective date of the Registration Statement with respect to
the issuance of Common Stock under this Plan and, no later than the later of (x)
May 25, 2001 or (y) five (5) days from the effective date of the Registration
Statement (the "ENROLLMENT WINDOW"). An Employee's failure to submit the
subscription agreement during the Enrollment Window shall result in the
automatic termination of such individual's participation in the Plan.

                (b)     SUBSEQUENT OFFERING PERIODS. An Employee may become a
participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing
payroll deductions to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office
prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.

                (c)     PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. Payroll deductions for a participant
shall commence on the first payday following the Enrollment Date and shall end
on the last payday in the Offering Period to which such authorization is
applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section
10 hereof; PROVIDED; HOWEVER, that for the first Offering Period, payroll
deductions shall commence on the first payday on or following the end of the
Enrollment Window.

         6.     PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.

                (a)     At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one percent (1%) and not
exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on the
pay day immediately preceding the Exercise Date, and the aggregate of such
payroll deductions during the Offering Period shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of his or her aggregate Compensation during said Offering Period.

                (b)     All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

                (c)     A participant may discontinue his or her participation
in the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the
rate of his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period by completing
or filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in
payroll deduction rate. The Board may, in its discretion, limit the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's
subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods
unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

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                (d)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary
to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any
time during a Purchase Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate
provided in such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the
first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year,
unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

                (e)     At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in
part, or at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the
Plan is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the
Company's federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which
arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At
any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the
participant's compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet
applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make
available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or
early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee.

         7.     GRANT OF OPTION. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period more than 750
shares of the Company's Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to
Section 19), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the
limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. The Employee may accept
the grant of such option by turning in a completed and signed subscription
agreement to the Company on or prior to the first day of the Offering Period, or
with respect to the first Offering Period, prior to the last day of the
Enrollment Window. The Administrator may, for future Offering Periods, increase
or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock an Employee may purchase during each Purchase Period of
such Offering Period. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section
8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
The option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

         8.     EXERCISE OF OPTION.

                (a)     Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided
in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares shall be
exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full
shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

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                (b)     If the Board determines that, on a given Exercise Date,
the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may
exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale
under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii)
the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date,
the Board may in its sole discretion (x) provide that the Company shall make a
pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such
Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall
be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable
among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such
Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) provide
that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available for
purchase on such Enrollment Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform
a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole
discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase
Common Stock on such Exercise Date, and terminate any or all Offering Periods
then in effect pursuant to Section 20 hereof. The Company may make pro rata
allocation of the shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable
Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any
authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company's
stockholders subsequent to such Enrollment Date.

         9.     DELIVERY. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.

         10.    WITHDRAWAL.

                (a)     A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant
promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for
the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll
deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If
a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.

                (b)     A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall
not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar
plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering
Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which
the participant withdraws.

                (c)     In the event an Employee fails to remain customarily
employed by the Company for at least 20 hours per week during an Offering Period
in which the Employee is a participant, the Employee will be deemed to have
elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to his or
her account will be paid to such person promptly.

         11.    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Upon a participant's ceasing to be an
Employee, for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw
from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant's account
during the Offering Period but not yet used to

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exercise the option shall be returned to such participant or, in the case of his
or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof,
and such participant's option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding
sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice
of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee
for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during
the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of
notice.

         12.    INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of
a participant in the Plan.

         13.    STOCK.

                (a)     Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of
the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of
the Company's Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan
shall be five hundred thousand (500,000) shares plus an annual increase to be
added on the first day of the Company's fiscal year beginning in fiscal 2003,
equal to the lesser of (i) 100,000, (ii) 1.5% of the outstanding shares on such
date or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the Board.

                (b)     The participant shall have no interest or voting right
in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

                (c)     Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan
shall be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the
participant and his or her spouse.

         14.    ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

         15.    DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

                (a)     A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to
delivery to such participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant
may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from
the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's
death prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the
designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for
such designation to be effective.

                (b)     Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the

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Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or
to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse,
dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the
Company may designate.

         16.    TRANSFERABILITY. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

         17.    USE OF FUNDS. All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

         18.    REPORTS. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

         19.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION,
                LIQUIDATION, MERGER OR ASSET SALE.

                (a)     CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required
action by the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of
shares each participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section
7), as well as the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other
increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without
receipt of consideration by the Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that conversion of
any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
"effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by
the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.

                (b)     DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "NEW EXERCISE DATE"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution or
liquidation. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten
(10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for
the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New

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Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the
Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

                (c)     MERGER OR ASSET SALE. In the event of a proposed sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be
assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a
Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the
successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, any
Purchase Periods then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise
Date (the "NEW EXERCISE DATE") and any Offering Periods then in progress shall
end on the New Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of
the Company's proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each participant
in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that
the Exercise Date for the participant's option has been changed to the New
Exercise Date and that the participant's option shall be exercised automatically
on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has
withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

         20.    AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.

                (a)     The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time
and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19
hereof, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that
an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise
Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Offering Period or the
Plan is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as
provided in Section 19 and this Section 20 hereof, no amendment may make any
change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of
any participant. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423 of the Code
(or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or
stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a
manner and to such a degree as required.

                (b)     Without stockholder consent and without regard to
whether any participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely
affected," the Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering
Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld
during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts
withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in
excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays
or mistakes in the Company's processing of properly completed withholding
elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting
and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of
Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from
the participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or
procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion
advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

                (c)     In the event the Board determines that the ongoing
operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting
consequences, the Board may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or
desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting
consequence including, but not limited to:

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                        (i)     altering the Purchase Price for any Offering
Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in
Purchase Price;

                        (ii)    shortening any Offering Period so that Offering
Period ends on a new Exercise Date, including an Offering Period underway at the
time of the Board action; and

                        (iii)   allocating shares.

                Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder
approval or the consent of any Plan participants.

         21.    NOTICES. All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

         22.    CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued
with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance
and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

                As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may
require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

         23.    TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier
to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.

         24.    AUTOMATIC TRANSFER TO LOW PRICE OFFERING PERIOD. To the extent
permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules if the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period
is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date
of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.

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                                    EXHIBIT A
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                                   ROXIO, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

_____ Original Application                           Enrollment Date:__________
_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)

1.       ____________________ hereby elects to participate in the Roxio, Inc.
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and
         subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in
         accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock
         Purchase Plan.

2.       I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
         of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (from 1% to 10%) during the
         Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
         (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

3.       I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
         purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
         determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
         understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
         accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise
         my option.

4.       I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
         understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
         in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
         ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is
         subject to stockholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

5.       Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should
         be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only).

6.       I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
         the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
         Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after
         the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
         having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an
         amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at
         the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid
         for the shares. I HEREBY AGREE TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY IN WRITING WITHIN
         30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ANY DISPOSITION OF MY SHARES AND I WILL MAKE
         ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER TAX WITHHOLDING
         OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, WHICH ARISE UPON THE
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         DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON STOCK. The Company may, but will not be
         obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to
         meet any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding
         necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or
         benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by
         me. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the
         2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated
         for federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the
         time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as
         ordinary income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of
         (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of
         such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares,
         or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the first day of
         the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on
         such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.

7.       I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
         Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
         upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

8.       In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
         beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

         NAME:  (Please print)
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                  (First)           (Middle)         (Last)

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Relationship
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       (Address)

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         Employee's Social
         Security Number:
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         Employee's Address:
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated:
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                                        Signature of Employee

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                                        Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other
                                        than spouse)

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                                    EXHIBIT B
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                                   ROXIO, INC.

                        2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

         The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Roxio, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ____________, ______ (the
"Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws
from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the
undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to
his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The undersigned
understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be
automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further that no further
payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in the current
Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in
succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription
Agreement.

                                      Name and Address of Participant:

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                                      Signature:

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                                      Date:
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.12

                                   ROXIO, INC.

                                 2001 STOCK PLAN

         1.       PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. The purposes of this 2001 Stock Plan
                  are:

                  -        to attract and retain the best available personnel
                           for positions of substantial responsibility,

                  -        to provide additional incentive to Employees,
                           Directors and Consultants, and

                  -        to promote the success of the Company's business.

                  Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options
or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant. Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.

         2.       DEFINITIONS.  As used herein, the following definitions shall
                  apply:

                  (a)      "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or any of its
Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of
the Plan.

                  (b)      "APPLICABLE LAWS" means the requirements relating to
the administration of stock option plans under U. S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are,
or will be, granted under the Plan.

                  (c)      "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (d)      "CAUSE" shall have the meaning as set forth in
Section in Section 13(f)(ii) of the Plan.

                  (e)      "CHANGE OF CONTROL" shall have the meaning as set
forth in Section 13(f)(i) of the Plan.

                  (f)      "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                  (g)      "COMMITTEE" means a committee of Directors appointed
by the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

                  (h)      "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

                  (i)      "COMPANY" means ROXIO, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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                  (j)      "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor,
engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such
entity.

                  (k)      "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT"
means the absence of any interruption or termination of the employment or
consulting relationship by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary. Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the
case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence
approved by the Board, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than
ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is
guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to
Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent or
Subsidiaries or its successor. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of
absence in excess of ninety (90) days is not guaranteed, on the 181st day of
such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be
treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a
Nonstatutory Stock Option.

                  (l)      "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board.

                  (m)      "DISABILITY" means total and permanent disability as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

                  (n)      "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A
Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave
of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.
For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety days,
unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or
contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the
Company is not so guaranteed, on the 181st day of such leave any Incentive Stock
Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company
shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.

                  (o)      "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

                  (p)      "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value
of Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (i)      If the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The
Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the time of
determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable;

                           (ii)     If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair
Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market

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trading day prior to the day of determination, as reported in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

                           (iii)    In the absence of an established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.

                  (q)      "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (r)      "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

                  (s)      "NOTICE OF GRANT" means a written or electronic
notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option or Stock
Purchase Right grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.

                  (t)      "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the
Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (u)      "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

                  (v)      "OPTION AGREEMENT" means an agreement between the
Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual
Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.

                  (w)      "OPTION EXCHANGE PROGRAM" means a program whereby
outstanding Options are surrendered in exchange for Options with a lower
exercise price.

                  (x)      "OPTIONED STOCK" means the Common Stock subject to an
Option or Stock Purchase Right.

                  (y)      "OPTIONEE" means the holder of an outstanding Option
or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

                  (z)      "PARENT" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

                  (aa)     "PLAN" means this Roxio, Inc. 2001 Stock Plan.

                  (bb)     "RESTRICTED STOCK" means shares of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to a grant of Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 of the
Plan.

                  (cc)     "RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means a written
agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and
restrictions applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the Notice of Grant.

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                  (dd)     "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or
any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised
with respect to the Plan.

                  (ee)     "SECTION 16(b) " means Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act.

                  (ff)     "SERVICE PROVIDER" means an Employee, Director or
Consultant.

                  (gg)     "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.

                  (hh)     "STOCK PURCHASE RIGHT" means the right to purchase
Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of
Grant.

                  (ii)     "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation",
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

         3.       STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of
Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be
optioned and sold under the Plan is 1,000,000 Shares plus an annual increase to
be added on the first day of the Company's fiscal year beginning in 2002, equal
to the lesser of (i) 2,000,000 shares, (ii) six percent (6%) of the outstanding
shares on such date or (iii) an amount determined by the Board. The Shares may
be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

                  If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes
unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant
to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto
shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan
has terminated); PROVIDED, however, that Shares that have actually been issued
under the Plan, whether upon exercise of an Option or Right, shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan, except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the
Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for
future grant under the Plan.

         4.       ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

                  (a)      PROCEDURE.

                           (i)      MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES. Different
Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer
the Plan.

                           (ii)     SECTION 162(m). To the extent that the
Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder
as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

                           (iii)    RULE 16b-3. To the extent desirable to
qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions
contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for
exemption under Rule 16b-3.

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                           (iv)     OTHER ADMINISTRATION. Other than as provided
above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which
committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

                  (b)      POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific
duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have
the authority, in its discretion:

                           (i)      to determine the Fair Market Value;

                           (ii)     to select the Service Providers to whom
Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted hereunder;

                           (iii)    to determine the number of shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each Option and Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder;

                           (iv)     to approve forms of agreement for use under
the Plan;

                           (v)      to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Option or Stock Purchase Right
granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to,
the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may
be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting
acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the shares of Common
Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall determine;

                           (vi)     to reduce the exercise price of any Option
or Stock Purchase Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
have declined since the date the Option or Stock Purchase Right was granted;

                           (vii)    to institute an Option Exchange Program;

                           (viii)   to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan and awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

                           (ix)     to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to
sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment
under foreign tax laws;

                           (x)      to modify or amend each Option or Stock
Purchase Right (subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan), including the
discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of
Options longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;

                           (xi)     to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding
tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that

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the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an
Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and
under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;

                           (xii)    to authorize any person to execute on behalf
of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right previously granted by the Administrator;

                           (xiii)   to make all other determinations deemed
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

                  (c)      EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. The
Administrator's decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and
binding on all Optionees and any other holders of Options or Stock Purchase
Rights.

         5.       ELIGIBILITY. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase
Rights may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be
granted only to Employees.

         6.       LIMITATIONS.

                  (a)      Each Option shall be designated in the Option
Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

                  (b)      Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall confer upon an Optionee any right with respect to continuing the
Optionee's relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they
interfere in any way with the Optionee's right or the Company's right to
terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

                  (c)      The following limitations shall apply to grants of
Options:

                           (i)      No Service Provider shall be granted, in any
fiscal year of the Company, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.

                           (ii)     In connection with his or her initial
service, a Service Provider may be granted Options to purchase up to an
additional 500,000 Shares, which shall not count against the limit set forth
in subsection (i) above.

                           (iii)    The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 13.

                           (iv)     If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal
year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a
transaction described in Section 13), the

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cancelled Option will be counted against the limits set forth in subsections (i)
and (ii) above. For this purpose, if the exercise price of an Option is reduced,
the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option and the grant of
a new Option.

         7.       TERM OF PLAN. Subject to Section 19 of the Plan, the Plan
shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in
effect for a term of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 15
of the Plan.

         8.       TERM OF OPTION. The term of each Option shall be stated in the
Option Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be
ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in
the Option Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted
to an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns
stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the
term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of
grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

         9.       OPTION EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION.

                  (a)      EXERCISE PRICE. The per share exercise price for the
Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator, subject to the following:

                           (i)      In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                                    (A)      granted to an Employee who, at the
time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than
ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than
110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                                    (B)      granted to any Employee other than
an Employee described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise
price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.

                           (ii)     In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option,
the per Share exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator. In the
case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.

                           (iii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may
be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other corporate
transaction.

                  (b)      WAITING PERIOD AND EXERCISE DATES. At the time an
Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the
Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be
satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

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                  (c)      FORM OF CONSIDERATION. The Administrator shall
determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option,
including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the
Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time
of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

                           (i)      cash;

                           (ii)     check;

                           (iii)    promissory note;

                           (iv)     other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Option shall be exercised;

                           (v)      consideration received by the Company under
a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the
Plan;

                           (vi)     a reduction in the amount of any Company
liability to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the
Optionee's participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program
or arrangement;

                           (vii)    any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment; or

                           (viii)   such other consideration and method of
payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

         10.      EXERCISE OF OPTION.

                  (a)      PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan
and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator
and set forth in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides
otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any
unpaid leave of absence. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share.

                           An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company
receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the
Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if
requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.
Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right
to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the
Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a

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dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the
Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

                           Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the
number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for
sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised.

                  (b)      TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER. If
an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee's
death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such
period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the
Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In
the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain
exercisable for ninety (90) days following the Optionee's termination. If, on
the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire
Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to
the Plan, unless otherwise provided for in the Option Agreement. If, after
termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time
specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (c)      DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee ceases to be a
Service Provider as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may
exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the
Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination
(but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set
forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option
Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for six (6) months following the
Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not
vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested
portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the
Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.

                  (d)      DEATH OF OPTIONEE. If an Optionee dies while a
Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is
specified in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's
estate or by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest
or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
death. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall remain exercisable for six (6) months following the Optionee's date of
death. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, then any of Optionee's
Options that are not yet exercisable and vested on the date of death of the
Optionee shall immediately become one hundred percent (100%) vested and
exercisable. The Option may be exercised by the executor or administrator of the
Optionee's estate or, if none, by the person(s) entitled to exercise the Option
under the Optionee's will or the laws of descent or distribution. If the Option
is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (e)      BUYOUT PROVISIONS. The Administrator may at any time
offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted
based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

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         11.      STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS.

                  (a)      RIGHTS TO PURCHASE. Stock Purchase Rights may be
issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted
under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the
Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the
Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically, by means of a
Notice of Grant, of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer,
including the number of Shares that the offeree shall be entitled to purchase,
the price to be paid, and the time within which the offeree must accept such
offer. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

                  (b)      REPURCHASE OPTION. Unless the Administrator
determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the
Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary
termination of the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason
(including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased
pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price
paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the
purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined
by the Administrator.

                  (c)      OTHER PROVISIONS. The Restricted Stock Purchase
Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not
inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole
discretion.

                  (d)      RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Once the Stock Purchase
Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a
shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to
the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 13
of the Plan.

         12.      NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS AND STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS.
Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option or Stock Purchase
Right may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed
of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution
and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.
If the Administrator makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such
Option or Stock Purchase Right shall contain such additional terms and
conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

         13.      ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION,
MERGER OR ASSET SALE.

                  (a)      CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right, and the number of
shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but as to which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an
Option or Stock Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock
covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock

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dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that
conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to
have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be
made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding
and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company
of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock
of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made
with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an
Option or Stock Purchase Right.

                  (b)      DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall
notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such
proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an
Optionee to have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days
prior to such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby,
including Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In
addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option
applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or
liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the
extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right
will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

                  (c)      CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a Change of
Control of the Company each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right shall be
assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event
that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or
Stock Purchase Right, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to
exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If
an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu
of assumption or substitution in the event of a Change of Control, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the
Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully vested and exercisable for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or
Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be
considered assumed if, following the Change of Control, the option or right
confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock
subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior to the Change of
Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or
property) received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock for each
Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered
a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such
consideration received in the Change of Control is not solely common stock of
the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent
of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon
the exercise of the Option or Stock Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned
Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be solely common stock
of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per
share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change of
Control.

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                  (d)      CHANGE OF CONTROL. In the event of a Change of
Control of the Company (as such term is defined in paragraph (f) below), then
any Options outstanding upon the date of such Change of Control that are not yet
exercisable and vested on such date shall have their vesting accelerated as to
an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of the unvested Shares subject to such
Options as of the date of such Change of Control, and such Stock Options shall
continue to otherwise vest, (subject to (i) Optionee remaining in Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant, and (ii) accelerated vesting as provided
for in Sections 13(c) or 13(e) of this Plan) at the same rate and as to the same
number of Shares per vesting period as immediately prior to the Change of
Control. For example, if an Optionee holds an Option that is fifty percent (50%)
vested immediately prior to the date of a Change of Control, which Option
ordinarily vests so as to be one hundred percent (100%) vested four years after
the date of grant (subject to Optionee maintaining his or her Continuous Status
as an Employee or Consultant), the Option would, upon the date of the Change of
Control, become vested as to an additional twelve and one-half percent (12.5%)
of the total number of Shares covered by the Option (that is, twenty-five
percent (25%) of the fifty percent (50%) that remained unvested as of the date
of the Change of Control). The Option would resume vesting (subject to (i)
Optionee maintaining his or her Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant,
and (ii) accelerated vesting as provided for in Sections 13(c) or 13(e) of this
Plan) so as to be one hundred percent (100%) vested three and one-half (3 1/2)
years following the date of grant. On the twelve month anniversary date (the
"Anniversary Date") following the date of the Change of Control each Service
Provider who is an Optionee shall have twenty-five percent (25%) of the unvested
Shares subject to such Options as of the Anniversary Date accelerated, provided,
however, that such Optionee was a Service Provider on the date the Change of
Control occurred and is a Service Provider on the Anniversary Date. For purposes
of this section 13(d), any acceleration applies only to options that have not
expired.

                  (e)      In the event an Optionee is involuntarily terminated
without Cause within twelve (12) months following a Change of Control of the
Company (as such terms are defined in Section 13(f) below), then any unexpired
Options outstanding upon the date of such Change of Control that are not yet
exercisable and vested on such date shall become one hundred percent (100%)
exercisable and vested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (unless Optionee is party
to a duly authorized written agreement with the Company providing otherwise)
this Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company
any obligation to retain the Optionee, or to change the Company's policies
regarding termination of employment or other provision of services. The
employment of Optionees who are Employees is and shall continue to be at-will,
as defined under applicable law, and may be terminated at any time, with or
without cause.

                  (f)      DEFINITIONS.

                           (i)      CHANGE OF CONTROL. For purposes of this
Section, a "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:

                                    (A)      When any "person," as such term is
used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (other than
Adaptec, Inc., the Company, a Subsidiary or a Company employee benefit plan,
including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or
more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities;

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                                    (B)      A change in the composition of the
Board (excluding a change caused by Adaptec, Inc.) occurring within a two-year
period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are
Incumbent Directors. "Incumbent Directors" shall mean directors who either (I)
are directors of the Company as of the date hereof, or (II) are appointed
elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of
at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such appointment
election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or
nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating
to the election of directors to the Company);

                                    (C)      The consummation of a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power
represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

                                    (D)      The consummation of the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets.

                           (ii)     CAUSE. For purposes of this Section 13,
"Cause" shall mean (A) any act of personal dishonesty taken by the Optionee in
connection with his responsibilities as a service provider to the Company and
intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Optionee, (B) the
Optionee's conviction of a felony, or (C) a willful act by the Optionee which
constitutes gross misconduct and which is injurious to the Company, or (D)
continued substantial violations by the Optionee of the Optionee's duties to the
Company which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Optionee's part
after there has been delivered to the Optionee a written demand for performance
from the Company which specifically sets forth the factual basis for the
Company's belief that the Optionee has committed continued substantial
violations of his or her duties.

                  (g)      GOLDEN PARACHUTE EXCISE TAX VESTING ACCELERATION
LIMITATION.

                  GOLDEN PARACHUTE EXCISE TAX VESTING ACCELERATION LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event that the vesting
acceleration provided for in this Plan or amounts or benefits otherwise payable
to an Optionee (i) constitute "parachute payments" within the meaning of Section
280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this Section, would be subject to the excise
tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Optionee's
accelerated vesting hereunder shall be either

                           (i)      made in full, or

                           (ii)     made as to such lesser extent as would
result in no portion of such acceleration, amounts or benefits being subject to
the Excise Tax,

         whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable
federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt
by the Optionee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of severance
benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance benefits
may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless the Company and the
Optionee otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this
Section shall be made in writing in

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good faith by the accounting firm serving as the Company's independent public
accountants immediately prior to the Change of Control (the "Accountants"). In
the event of a reduction in benefits hereunder, the Optionee shall be given the
choice of which benefits to reduce. For purposes of making the calculations
required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and
approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of
the Code. The Company and the Optionee shall furnish to the Accountants such
information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to
make a determination under this Section. The Company shall bear all costs the
Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations
contemplated by this Section.

         14.      DATE OF GRANT. The date of grant of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator
makes the determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such
other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the
determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after
the date of such grant.

         15.      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

                  (a)      AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time
amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

                  (b)      SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Company shall obtain
shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable
to comply with Applicable Laws.

                  (c)      EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. No amendment,
alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any
Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the
Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and
the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator's
ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options
granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

         16.      CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

                  (a)      LEGAL COMPLIANCE. Shares shall not be issued pursuant
to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such
Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares
shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval
of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

                  (b)      INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. As a condition to the
exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the
person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant
at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for
investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares
if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required.

         17.      INABILITY TO OBTAIN AUTHORITY. The inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any

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liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which
such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

         18.      RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company, during the term of this
Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

         19.      SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan shall be subject to approval by
the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the
Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and
to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

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