EXHIBIT 5.1


                                June 1, 1998

Infoseek Corporation
1399 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089

        Re:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

        We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed by
you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about June 1, 1998 (the 
"Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under the 
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a total of 318,724 shares of your 
Common Stock (the "Shares"), to be offered for sale by the Selling 
Shareholders named therein. As legal counsel for Infoseek Corporation, we have
examined the proceedings taken in connection with the sale of the Shares by 
the Selling Shareholders in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement
in the Section entitled "Plan of Distribution." It is our opinion that the 
Shares are legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

        We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the 
Registration Statement, including the prospectus constituting a part thereof, 
and further consent to the use of our name wherever it appears in the 
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

                        Very truly yours,

                        Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
                        Professional Corporation