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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned, THE SEAGRAM COMPANY LTD., a
Canadian corporation (the "Corporation"), and each of the undersigned directors
and officers of the Corporation, hereby constitute and appoint EDGAR M.
BRONFMAN, CHARLES R. BRONFMAN, EDGAR BRONFMAN, JR., BRIAN C. MULLIGAN, MICHAEL
C.L. HALLOWS AND DANIEL R. PALADINO and each of them severally, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, with power to act with or without the others and
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and
things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents
and each of them may deem necessary or desirable to enable the Corporation to
comply with the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder in connection with the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, (the "Annual Report") including
specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, power and
authority to sign the name of the Corporation and the name of the undersigned,
individually and in his capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, to
the Annual Report as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to
any and all amendments thereto, and to any and all instruments or documents
filed as part thereof or in connection therewith; and each of the undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents and each of them
shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the undersigned has subscribed these presents on the
date set opposite his name.
Signature Date
/s/ Edgar M. Bronfman August 16, 2000
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THE SEAGRAM COMPANY LTD.
by Mr. Edgar M. Bronfman
Chairman of the Board
/s/ Edgar M. Bronfman August 16, 2000
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Edgar M. Bronfman
/s/ Charles R. Bronfman August 16, 2000
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Charles R. Bronfman
/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr. August 16, 2000
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Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
/s/ Samuel Bronfman II August 16, 2000
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Samuel Bronfman II
/s/ Stephen R. Bronfman August 16, 2000
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Stephen R. Bronfman
/s/ Matthew W. Barrett August 16, 2000
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Matthew W. Barrett
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Signature Date
/s/ Laurent Beaudoin August 16, 2000
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Laurent Beaudoin
/s/ Cornelis Boonstra August 16, 2000
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Cornelis Boonstra
/s/ Richard H. Brown August 16, 2000
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Richard H. Brown
/s/ Andre Desmarais August 16, 2000
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Andre Desmarais
/s/ Barry Diller August 16, 2000
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Barry Diller
/s/ Michele J. Hooper August 16, 2000
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Michele J. Hooper
/s/ David L. Johnston August 16, 2000
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David L. Johnston
/s/ Marie-Josee Kravis August 16, 2000
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Marie-Josee Kravis
/s/ Samuel Minzberg August 16, 2000
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Samuel Minzberg
/s/ John S. Weinberg August 16, 2000
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John S. Weinberg
