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EXHIBIT 5.1
Sullivan & Cromwell
1888 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California 90067
September 28, 2000
JFAX.COM, Inc.,
6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900,
Hollywood, CA 90028.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Act") of 11,000,000 shares and/or warrants to acquire such shares (the
"Securities") of Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share, of JFAX.COM, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), we, as your counsel, have examined such
corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law,
as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion:
(1) When the registration statement relating to the Securities (the
"Registration Statement") has become effective under the Act, the requisite
stock-holder vote approving the issuance of the Securities
