1 EXHIBIT 99.3 [FORTUNE LETTERHEAD] April 19, 1996 Ms. Beth Lanahan Infoseek 2620 Augustine Drive Suite 250 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Dear Beth: We are glad to extend permission for you to include the FORTUNE logo and quote (April 1, 1996 issue) in the S-1 filing for Infoseek. The logo should be formatted in the same size as the other logos on the page. Please note that the logo does not have a stripe on top -- only the bottom stripe is part of the design. The registered trademark sign (R) should follow FORTUNE. This permission applies only to the S-1 filing. Our name or logo cannot be used in any other promotion or advertising for Infoseek. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely, Jo Mattern (Ms.) Copyright & Permissions Fax: 212 522 6412 Tel: 212 522 2582 2 EXHIBIT A This exhibit contains a picture of the FORTUNE (R) logo and the following quotation from "Digging Data out of Cyberspace," by Michael H. Martin which appeared in FORTUNE Magazine on April 1, 1996: "This search engine does the best job of ranking results, so the info you care about is easy to reach."