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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated February 2,
2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements, schedule and
supplementary information of Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner") and the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Time Warner Entertainment
Company, L.P. included in Time Warner's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended,
for the year ended December 31, 1999, incorporated by reference in the Current
Report on Form 8-K of AOL Time Warner Inc. dated January 11, 2001. Such Form 8-K
is incorporated by reference in each of the following America Online, Inc.
registration statements:
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1) No. 33-86392 6) No. 333-72499 11) No. 333-85343
2) No. 33-86394 7) No. 333-76725 12) No. 333-85345
3) No. 333-46633 8) No. 333-76743 13) No. 333-94259
4) No. 333-57153 9) No. 333-79489 14) No. 333-30204
5) No. 333-60623 10) No. 333-83409 15) No. 333-30208
and AOL Time Warner Inc. registration statements:
1) No. 333-53564 4) No. 333-53574 7) No. 333-53580
2) No. 333-53568 5) No. 333-53576
3) No. 333-53572 6) No. 333-53578
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New York, New York
January 8, 2001
