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Cloud computing is a type of Internet-based computing that provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand. Cloud mashups are a recent trend; mashups combine services from multiple clouds into a single service or application, possibly with on-premises (client-side) data and services. This service composition lets CSPs offer new functionalities to clients at lower development costs. Today, cloud mashups require pre-established agreements among providers as well as the use of custom-built, tools that combine services through low-level, tightly controlled and constraining integration techniques. This approach to building new collaborative services does not support agility, flexibility, and openness. Our proposed framework for generic cloud collaboration allows clients and cloud applications to simultaneously use services from cloud and route data among multiple clouds. This framework supports universal and dynamic collaboration in a multi-cloud system. It lets clients simultaneously use services from multiple clouds without prior business agreements among cloud providers, and without adopting common standards and specifications.