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                                                              EXHIBIT 10.59

                              PROMISSORY NOTE

$5,000,000.00                                                    May 5, 2000

    The undersigned eFAX.com, a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), for
value received, hereby promises to pay to JFAX.COM, Inc. (the "Lender"), or
registered assigns, the principal sum of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00),
or such lesser amount as is set forth in Schedule 1 hereto, on the later of (i)
August 31, 2000 and (ii) the date which is sixty (60) days following the date,
if any, upon which the Lender terminates merger discussions with Borrower
(other than following a breach by Borrower of its obligations under the letter
of intent, dated as of April 5, 2000, between Borrower and Lender) prior to the
execution of a definitive merger agreement or upon which any such definitive
merger agreement is terminated as a result of a failure to obtain approval of
the Lender's shareholders or as a result of a material breach by the Lender
thereunder (the "Maturity Date").  The principal balance of this Note with
respect to each Installment shall bear interest on such principal balance from
the Installment Funding Date or Delayed Installment Funding Date, as the case
may be, with respect to such Installment until the entire principal balance
with respect to such Installment has been repaid in full, payable in arrears on
the Maturity Date or such later date as the entire principal balance is repaid
in full, at a rate per annum (based on a 365 day year for the actual number of
days elapsed) equal to the lesser of 13% and the maximum allowable rate under
applicable law.  Interest shall be calculated based on a 360 day year, but for
the actual number of days elapsed in each calendar month.

     This is the Note referred to in the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May
5, 2000 (the "Loan Agreement"), between the Borrower and the Lender and its
maturity is subject to acceleration, on the terms and conditions set forth
therein.  Any capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

     Nothing in this Note or in the Loan Agreement or other related agreements
shall obligate Borrower to pay, or allow Lender to receive, interest in excess
of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

     This Note shall be secured by a security interest in, and pledge of,
certain assets of the Borrower according to the terms of the

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Security Documents and any and all other security agreements with respect to
the obligations hereunder between the Borrower and the Lender and any other
future security interests between the Borrower and the Lender, and this Note
and the holder hereof are entitled to all the benefits and security afforded
thereby or referred to therein.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit any of
the terms or provisions of the security agreement contained in the Loan
Agreement or in the Security Documents or any other future document, instrument
or agreement between the Borrower and the Lender, and all of the Lender's
rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder are cumulative.

     If this Note becomes due and payable on a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in the State of California are authorized by law to
close, the maturity hereof shall be extended to the next succeeding business
day.

     The Borrower expressly waives any presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be executed as of
the date first written above.

                                       eFAX.com

                                      By:
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                                          Name:
                                          Title:

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                                Principal Amount of Loan

   Installment Funding Date
             or
    Delayed Installment        Principal Amount of     Outstanding Principal
        Funding Date               Installment             Amount of Note
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                                                                EXHIBIT 10.60

                     COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS
                             (SECURITY AGREEMENT)

COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHTS (SECURITY AGREEMENT) dated May 5, 2000,
between eFAX.com, a Delaware corporation ("Pledgor"), and JFAX.COM, Inc., a
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Delaware corporation ("Pledgee").
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                            W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS, Pledgee and Pledgor have entered into a Term Loan Agreement of
even date herewith (together with all supplements thereto and other agreements
entered into in connection therewith, the "Financing Agreements"), pursuant to
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which Pledgee has agreed to extend certain loans to Pledgor, subject to the
terms and provisions of the Financing Agreements;

     WHEREAS, Pledgor owns all right, title, and interest in and to, among
other things, all the United States and foreign copyrights, registrations and
applications, set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the "Copyrights"); and
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     WHEREAS, in order to secure Pledgor's obligations to repay the loans under
the Financing Agreements ("Obligations") to Pledgee, Pledgor has granted to
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Pledgee a security interest in the Copyrights and certain other copyrights and
assets with respect to the Copyrights as further set forth herein and in the
Financing Agreements, and Pledgee has requested Pledgor to enter into this
Security Agreement to evidence further such security interest.

     NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that for valuable
consideration received and to be received, as security of the full payment and
performance of the Pledgor's Obligations, and to induce Pledgee to make loans
and advances to Pledgor, Pledgor hereby grants to Pledgee a first priority
security interest in:

           (1) the Copyrights;

           (2) all copyrights, registrations and applications hereafter
acquired
     by, granted to, or filed by Pledgor, whether based upon, derived  from or
     variations of any invention or designs disclosed in the Copyrights or
     otherwise (the "Future Copyrights");
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           (3) all extensions, renewals, and continuations of the Copyrights
     and Future Copyrights;

           (4) all rights to sue for past, present and future infringements of
     the Copyrights and Future Copyrights;

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           (5) all proceeds, including without limitation, license royalties
     and proceeds of  infringement suits, based on the Copyrights and Future
     Copyrights;

           (6) all licenses and other agreements and all fees, rents,
     royalties, proceeds or monies  thereunder, relating to the Copyrights and
     Future Copyrights and the use thereof; and

           (7) all goodwill connected with, symbolized by or related to the
     foregoing.

     All of the foregoing items set forth in clauses (a) through (g) are
hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Collateral."
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     AND Pledgor hereby covenants with Pledgee as follows:

     2. Pledgor's Obligations.  Pledgor agrees that, notwithstanding this
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Security Agreement, they will perform and discharge and remain liable for all
their covenants, duties' and obligations arising in connection with the
Collateral and any licenses and agreements related thereto.  Pledgee shall have
no obligation or liability in connection with the Collateral or any licenses or
agreements relating thereto by reason of this Security Agreement or any payment
received by Pledgee relating to the Collateral nor shall Pledgee be required to
perform any covenant, duty or obligation of Pledgor arising in connection with
the Collateral or any license or agreement related thereto or to take any other
action regarding the Collateral or any such licenses or agreement.

     3. Representations and Warranties.  Pledgor represents and warrants to
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Pledgee that:

           (1) Pledgor is the registered owner of, and, to the best of its
     knowledge, no adverse claims have been made with respect to its title to,
     each of the Copyrights;

           (2) such title is indefeasible for the duration of each such
     Copyright and the Copyrights are subsisting and no part thereof has been
     adjudicated invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in  part;

           (3) each Copyright is, to its best knowledge, valid and, if granted
     and registered, enforceable;

           (4) the Copyrights are the only copyrights in which Pledgor has any
     or all right, title and interest as of the date hereof; none of the
     Collateral is subject to any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest,
     lease, charge, license (by Pledgor as licensor) or encumbrance, except
     Pledgee's security interest and other security interests or liens
     permitted under the Financing  Agreements; and

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           (5) when this Security Agreement is filed in the United States
     Copyright Office and Pledgee has taken the other actions contemplated by
     the Financing Agreements, this Security Agreement will create a legal and
     valid perfected and continuing first priority lien on and first priority
     security interest in the Collateral, enforceable against Pledgor and all
     third parties, subject to no other mortgage, lien, charge, encumbrance, or
     security or other interest except as permitted under the Financing
     Agreements.

           4. Covenants.  Pledgor will maintain and renew all items of
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     Collateral, and will defend the Collateral against the claims of all
     persons; provided, however, that Pledgor will not be required to maintain
     any Collateral which no longer has any economic value.  Without limiting
     the generality of the foregoing, Pledgor shall not permit the expiration
     of any registration of or termination of any application for any such
     Copyright and Future Copyright without the written consent of Pledgee if
     such expiration or termination would have a material adverse effect on the
     financial condition, operations or business of Pledgor.  If before the
     Obligations have been satisfied in full, Pledgor shall obtain rights to or
     be licensed to use any new copyright, or become entitled to the benefit of
     any copyright application or copyright registration, the provisions of
     Section I hereof shall automatically apply thereto and Pledgor shall give
     Pledgee prompt notice thereof in writing.

           5. Use Prior to Default.  Effective until Pledgee's exercise of its
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     rights and remedies upon an Event of Default under and as defined in the
     Financing Agreements (an "Event of Default"), Pledgee hereby grants to
     Pledgor the exclusive non-transferable right and license to use the
     Collateral in the ordinary course of its business, subject to the terms
     and covenants of the Financing Agreements and this Security Agreement.

           6. Remedies Upon Default.  Whenever any Event of Default shall have
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     occurred and be continuing, Pledgor's rights pursuant to Section 4 hereof
     shall, at Pledgee's option, terminate and be null and void, and Pledgee
     shall have all the rights and remedies granted to it in such event by the
     Financing Agreements, which rights and remedies are specifically
     incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.  Pledgee in such
     event may collect directly any payments due to Pledgor in respect of the
     Collateral and may sell, license, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of
     the Collateral in the manner set forth in the Financing Agreements.
     Pledgor agrees that, in the event of any disposition of the Collateral
     upon any such Event of Default, it will duly execute, acknowledge and
     deliver all documents necessary or advisable to record title to the
     Collateral in any transferee or transferees thereof, including, without
     limitation, valid, recordable assignments of the Copyrights and Future
     Copyrights.  In the event Pledgor fails or refuses to execute and deliver
     such documents, Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints Pledgee as their
     attorney-in-fact, with power of substitution, to execute, deliver, and
     record any such documents on Pledgor's behalf.  Notwithstanding any
     provision hereof to the contrary, during the continuation of an Event of
     Default, Pledgor may sell merchandise

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     incorporating or utilizing the Copyrights and Future Copyrights in the
     ordinary course of its business and in a manner consistent with their past
     practices until it receives written notice from Pledgee of an intended
     sale or other disposition of the Collateral.  The preceding sentence shall
     not limit any right or remedy granted to Pledgee with respect to Pledgor's
     inventory under the Financing Agreements or any other agreement now or
     hereafter in effect.

          7. Cumulative Remedies.  The rights and remedies provided herein are
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     cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by
     the law.  The rights and remedies provided herein are intended to be in
     addition to and not in substitution of the rights and remedies provided by
     the Financing Agreements.

           8. Amendments and Waivers.  This Security Agreement may not be
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     modified, supplemented or amended, or any of its provisions waived at the
     request of Pledgor, without the prior written consent of Pledgee.  Pledgor
     hereby authorizes Pledgee to modify this Security Agreement, following
     written notice to Pledgor, by amending Exhibit A hereof to include any
     Future Copyrights or additional licenses.

           9. Waiver of Rights.  No course of dealing between the parties to
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     this Security Agreement or any failure or delay on the part of any such
     party in exercising any rights or remedies hereunder shall operate as a
     waiver of any rights or remedies of such party or any other party and no
     single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies hereunder shall
     operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or
     remedies of such party or any other party.  No waiver by Pledgee of any
     breach or default by Pledgor shall be deemed a waiver of any other
     previous breach or default or of any breach or default occurring
     thereafter.

           10. Assignment.  The provisions of this Security Agreement shall be
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     binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and
     assigns of the parties hereto; provided however, that no interest herein
     or in or to the Collateral may be assigned by Pledgor without the prior
     written consent of Pledgee; and provided, further, that the Pledgee may
     assign the rights and benefits hereof to any party acquiring any interest
     in the Obligations or any part thereof in accordance with the terms of the
     Financing Agreements.

           11. Future Acts.  Pledgor shall have the duty to prosecute
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     diligently any applications for the Copyrights and Future Copyrights
     pending as of the date of this Security Agreement or thereafter, until the
     Obligations shall have been paid in full, to make applications on material
     uncopyrighted but copyrightable, in any location where Pledgor does
     business, and to preserve and maintain all rights in the Copyrights.  Any
     expenses incurred in connection with such applications shall be  borne by
     Pledgor.  Pledgor shall not abandon any right to file a copyright
     application or registration for any copyright, nor abandon any such
     pending copyright application or registration, without the consent of the
     Pledgee, except to the extent that such abandonment

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     would not have a material adverse effect on the  financial condition,
     operations or business of Pledgor.

           12. Enforcement.  Upon Pledgor's failure to do so after Pledgee's
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     demand, or upon an Event of Default, Pledgee shall have the right but
     shall in no way be obligated to bring suit in its own name to enforce the
     Copyrights and Future Copyrights and any license thereunder, in which
     event Pledgor, shall at the  request of Pledgee, do any and all lawful
     acts and execute any and all proper documents required by  Pledgee in aid
     of such enforcement and Pledgor shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse and
     indemnify  Pledgee for all costs and expenses incurred by Pledgee in the
     exercise of their rights under this Section 11.

           13. Re-Assignment.  At such time as Pledgor shall completely satisfy
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     all of the Obligations, and the Financing Agreements have been terminated,
     other than upon enforcement of Pledgee's remedies under the Financing
     Agreements after an Event of Default, Pledgee will execute and deliver to
     Pledgor all deeds, assignments and other instruments as may be necessary
     or proper to re-vest Pledgor with all  right and title to the Copyrights
     and Future Copyrights pledged or assigned to Pledgee hereunder, subject to
     dispositions thereof which may have been made by Pledgee pursuant hereto.

           14. Severability.  If any clause or provision of this Security
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     Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, in
     any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to
     such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall
     not in any manner affect any other clause or provision in any
     jurisdiction.

           15. Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon Pledgor
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     or Pledgee under this Security Agreement shall be given in the manner
     prescribed by the Financing Agreements.

           16. Governing Law.  This Security Agreement shall be governed by,
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     and construed applied and enforced in accordance with the federal laws of
     the United States of America applicable to copyrights and the laws of the
     State of California except that no doctrine of choice of law shall be used
     to apply the laws of any other State or jurisdiction.  PLEDGOR AND PLEDGEE
     EACH WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR
     CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW
     EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND ANY RIGHT EITHER MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE
     DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, OR TO
     OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
     THIS SECTION 15.

           17. Supplement.  This Security Agreement is a supplement to, and is
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     hereby incorporated into, the Financing Agreements and made a part
     thereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Security Agreement as of
the date first above written.

                                      PLEDGOR

                                      eFAX.com, a Delaware corporation

                                      By:
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                                     Name:
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                                      Title:
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                                      PLEDGEE

                                      JFAX.COM, Inc., a Delaware corporation

                                      By:
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                                      Name:
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                                      Title:
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