EXHIBIT 5.1



                                 May 27, 1998

Infoseek Corporation
1399 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089

          RE:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

   We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") to be filed by Infoseek Corporation, a California corporation (the
"Registrant" or "you"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
May 27, 1998 in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), of 11,627 shares of your Common Stock, no par
value (the "Shares"), reserved for issuance pursuant to the WebChat
Communications, Inc. 1996 Stock Plan (the "Plan").  As your legal counsel, we
reviewed the actions taken and proposed to be taken by you in connection with
the proposed sale and issuance of the Shares by the Registrant under the Plan.

   It is our opinion that, upon completion of the actions being taken, or
contemplated by us as your counsel to be taken by you prior to the issuance of
the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement and the Plan, and upon
completion of the actions being taken in order to permit such transactions to be
carried out in accordance with the securities laws of the various states where
required, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.

   We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement and any subsequent amendment thereto.


                                  Very truly yours,

                                  WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                  Professional Corporation

                                  /s/ Wilson Sonsoni Goodrich & Rosati
                                      Professional Corporation