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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      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)   January 31, 2002
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                        INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
         Delaware                 000-27287                  52-1672106
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     (State or Other            (Commission               (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of            File Number)              Identification No.)
      Incorporation)
  
         4750 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, California        95054
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             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 855-0100
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                                       None.
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         (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           In a press release dated January 31, 2002, InterTrust Technologies
  Corporation ("InterTrust") (Nasdaq:ITRU) announced the appointment of Lester
  Hochberg and Robert Walker to its Board of Directors.
  
           The information which is set forth in InterTrust's Press Release dated
  January 31, 2002 is incorporated by reference.
  
  
  ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
  
  (c)  EXHIBITS:
  
        Exhibit
        Number
        -------
        99.1      Text of Press Release dated January 31, 2002.
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
           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.
  
                                        InterTrust Technologies Corporation
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                                        (Registrant)
  
  
  Date:  January 31, 2002               By:    /s/ David Lockwood
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                                            David Lockwood
                                            President
  
  
  
  
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                         INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
  -------
  
  99.1             Text of Press Release dated January 31, 2002.
  
  
                                        E-1
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text: 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)   January 31, 2002
                                                       -----------------------
  
                        INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
         Delaware                 000-27287                  52-1672106
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (State or Other            (Commission               (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of            File Number)              Identification No.)
      Incorporation)
  
         4750 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, California        95054
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)
  
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 855-0100
                                                       -----------------------
  
                                       None.
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
           In a press release dated January 31, 2002, InterTrust Technologies
  Corporation ("InterTrust") (Nasdaq:ITRU) announced the appointment of Lester
  Hochberg and Robert Walker to its Board of Directors.
  
           The information which is set forth in InterTrust's Press Release dated
  January 31, 2002 is incorporated by reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS
  
  (c)  EXHIBITS:
  
        Exhibit
        Number
        -------
        99.1      Text of Press Release dated January 31, 2002.
  
                                          2
  SIGNATURES
  
           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.
  
                                        InterTrust Technologies Corporation
                                        -----------------------------------
                                        (Registrant)
  
  Date:  January 31, 2002               By:    /s/ David Lockwood
                                            -------------------------------
                                            David Lockwood
                                            President
  
                                         3
  INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  
                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number
  -------
  
  99.1             Text of Press Release dated January 31, 2002.
  
                                        E-1