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BY-LAW NO. 7

A by-law relating generally to
the transaction of the business
and affairs of

COREL CORPORATION



DIRECTORS



1. Calling of and notice of meetings. Meetings of the board will be held at such place and time and on such day as [the Chairman, the President or the Secretary] or any two directors may determine. Notice of meetings of the board will be given to each director not less than 48 hours before the time when the meeting is to be held. Each newly elected board may without notice hold its first meeting for the purposes of organization and the appointment of officers immediately following the meeting of shareholders at which such board was elected.



2. Votes to govern. At all meetings of the board every question will be decided by a majority of the votes cast on the question; and in case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting will be entitled to a second or casting vote.



3. Interest of directors and officers generally in contracts. No director or officer will be disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Corporation nor will any contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Corporation with any director or officer or in which any director or officer is in any way interested be liable to be voided nor will any director or officer so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Corporation for any profit realized by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such director or officer holding that office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established; provided that, in each case, the director or officer has complied with the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act.



SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS



4. Quorum. At any meeting of shareholders, a quorum will be persons present in person or by means of a telephone, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting and each entitled to vote at the meeting and holding or representing by proxy not less than

33 1/3% of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.



5. Meetings by telephonic or electronic means. A meeting of the shareholders may be held by means of telephonic, electronic or other communication facility that permits all participants to communicate adequately with each other during the meeting.



INDEMNIFICATION



6. Indemnification of directors and officers. The Corporation will indemnify a director or officer of the Corporation, a former director or officer of the Corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a director or officer, or in a similar capacity, of another entity, and his or her heirs and legal representatives to the extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act.



7. Indemnity of others. Except as otherwise required by the Canada Business Corporations Act and subject to paragraph 6, the Corporation may from time to time indemnify and save harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an employee, agent of or participant in another entity against expenses (including legal fees), judgments, fines and any amount actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which he or she served at the Corporation's request and, with respect to any criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction will not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation or other entity and, with respect to any criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had no reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.



8. Right of indemnity not exclusive. The provisions for indemnification contained in the by-laws of the Corporation will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity, and will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and will inure to the benefit of that person's heirs and legal representatives.



9. No liability of directors or officers for certain matters. To the extent permitted by law, no director or officer for the time being of the Corporation will be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director or officer or employee or for any loss, damage or expense happening to the Corporation through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by the Corporation or for or on behalf of the Corporation or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of or belonging to the Corporation will be placed out or invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person, firm or body corporate with whom or which any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation will be lodged or deposited or for any loss, conversion, misapplication or misappropriation of or any damage resulting from any dealings with any moneys, securities or other assets belonging to the Corporation or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which may happen in the execution of the duties of his or her respective office or trust or in relation thereto unless the same will happen by or through his or her failure to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation and in connection therewith to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. If any director or officer of the Corporation is employed by or performs services for the Corporation otherwise than as a director or officer or is a member of a firm or a shareholder, director or officer of a body corporate which is employed by or performs services for the Corporation, the fact of his or her being a director or officer of the Corporation will not disentitle such director or officer or such firm or body corporate, as the case may be, from receiving proper remuneration for such services.



MISCELLANEOUS



10. Invalidity of any provisions of this by-law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this by-law will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this by-law.



11. Omissions and errors. The accidental omission to give any notice to any shareholder, director, officer or auditor or the non-receipt of any notice by any shareholder, director, officer or auditor or any error in any notice not affecting its substance will not invalidate any action taken at any meeting held pursuant to such notice or otherwise founded thereon.



INTERPRETATION



12. Interpretation. In this by-law and all other by-laws of the Corporation words importing the singular number only include the plural and vice versa; words importing any gender include all genders; words importing persons include an individual, partnership, association, body corporate, trustee, executor, administrator or legal representative; "board" means the board of directors of the Corporation; "Canada Business Corporations Act" means Canada Business Corporations Act, R.S.C. l985, c. C-44 as amended from time to time or any Act that may be substituted therefor; and "meeting of shareholders" means and includes an annual meeting of shareholders and a special meeting of shareholders.



REPEAL



13. Repeal. By-law No. 6 of the Corporation is repealed as of the coming into force of this by-law provided that such repeal will not affect the previous operation of any by-law so repealed or affect the validity of any act done or right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred under or the validity of any contract or agreement made pursuant to any such by-law prior to its repeal. All officers and persons acting under any by-law so repealed will continue to act as if appointed by the directors under the provisions of this by-law or the Canada Business Corporations Act until their successors are appointed.



[PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002 AND CONFIRMED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION ON MARCH 28, 2002]