8-K

   1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT




                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2000



                                J2 Communications
                                -----------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    California                    0-15284                       95-4053296
    ----------                    -------                       ----------
    (State of             (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer
  Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)



       10850 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, California 90024
       -------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (310) 474-5252
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



          (former name or former address, if changed since last report)




   2


Item 5.   Other Events.
          ------------

          On August 18, 2000, the Board of Directors adopted an amendment to the
Company's bylaws providing for advance notice in the event of a special meeting
of shareholders. The amendment provides, in pertinent part, that if the Board of
Directors or any officer of the corporation causes notice of a special meeting
to be given to shareholders in response to a shareholder's calling of a special
meeting or a request that such a meeting be held, then, at any such special
meeting, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly
brought before the meeting. Among other matters, in order to be timely, the
shareholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the corporation, not less than 20 days prior to
the meeting. Such shareholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to
each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting (a) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the
reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (b) the name and address,
as they appear on the corporation's books, of the shareholder proposing such
business, (c) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are
beneficially owner by the shareholder, and (d) any material interest of the
shareholder in such business.



Item 7.   Exhibits.
          --------

3.        Text of Bylaw Amendment


   3



                                    SIGNATURE


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: August 21, 2000
                                          J2 Communications



                                          By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER M. TRUNKEY
                                             ------------------------------
                                             Christopher M. Trunkey
                                             Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

   1



                                BYLAW AMENDMENT


          Section 2.14 Special Meeting Notice Requirement.If, notwithstanding
Section 2.3 of this Article II, the Board of Directors or any officer of the
corporation causes notice of a special meeting to be given to shareholders in
response to a shareholder's calling of a special meeting or a request that such
a meeting be held, then, at any such special meeting, only such business shall
be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be
properly brought before such a special meeting, business must be properly
brought before the meeting by the shareholder calling or requesting the meeting.
For business to be properly brought before such a meeting by the calling or
requesting shareholder, such shareholder must have timely given notice in
writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, the shareholder's
notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive
offices of the corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting. Such
shareholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the
shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting (a) a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on the
corporation's books, of the shareholder proposing such business, (c) the class
and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owner by the
shareholder, and (d) any material interest of the shareholder in such business.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no shareholder may introduce business
to be conducted at such a special meeting except in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.14. The Chairman of such a special meeting shall,
if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not
properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of
this Section, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare
to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before such meeting
shall not be transacted. The notice requirements set forth in this Section 2.14
shall be in addition to any notice requirements mandated by applicable law
(including the California General Corporation Law) or the corporation's Articles
of Incorporation.