EXHIBIT 5.1

                [LETTERHEAD OF PRYOR CASHMAN SHERMAN & FLYNN LLP]

                                                April 19, 2004

Front Porch Digital Inc.
2000 Horizon Way, Suite 120
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey  08054


                  Re:      ISSUANCE OF 1,833,334 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF
                           FRONT PORCH DIGITAL INC. PURSUANT TO A TERMINATION
                           AND SHARE TRANSFER AGREEMENT

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as legal  counsel for Front Porch  Digital Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the issuance of 1,833,334 shares
(the  "Shares") of the Company's  common stock,  $0.001 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), pursuant to a Termination and Share Transfer Agreement dated as
of March 18,  2004 by and among the  Company,  Dr.  Giancarlo  Gaggero  and Data
Strategies International,  Inc. (the "Termination Agreement"). We have made such
inquiries  and  examined  such  documents  as we have  considered  necessary  or
appropriate  for the  purposes  of giving  the  opinion  hereinafter  set forth,
including  the  examination  of executed or  conformed  counterparts,  or copies
certified or otherwise proved to our satisfaction, of the following:

                  (i)    the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as filed
                         with the Secretary of State of Nevada on April 10,
                         1995, as amended;

                  (ii)   the Bylaws of the Company dated May 8, 1995, as
                         amended;

                  (iii)  the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
                         covering the Shares ("Registration Statement");

                  (iv)   the Termination Agreement; and

                  (vi)   such other documents, corporate records, certificates
                         and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or
                         appropriate for the purpose of this opinion.

         We have assumed the genuineness  and  authenticity of all signatures on
all original  documents,  the  authenticity of all documents  submitted to us as
originals,  the  conformity  to  originals of all  documents  submitted to us as
copies and the due  authorization,  execution,  delivery or  recordation  of all
documents where due authorization, execution or recordation are prerequisites to
the effectiveness thereof.



         Based  upon  the   foregoing,   and   having   regard  for  such  legal
considerations  as we deem  relevant,  we are of the opinion  that the shares of
Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement have been duly authorized and
when  issued and sold in  accordance  with the  Termination  Agreement,  will be
legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         We hereby  consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                                         Very truly yours,

                                         /s/ Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLP






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