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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan of our report dated November 5, 1999, with respect to the financial
statements and schedule of Sonic Foundry, Inc. included in it's Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 31, 2000
