brent timothy saner on 21 Feb 2014 09:46:35 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Signing contracts digitally?


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On 02/21/2014 12:42 PM, Michael Leone wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:35 PM, brent timothy saner 
> <brent.saner@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> So informally, we know that digital signatures *can* be accepted
>> in UK/Europe court of law, generally speaking. If my reading is
>> correct.[0]
>> 
>> However, what is the status of this in the US?
> 
> 
> I would only accept the word of a lawyer on this, not a mailing
> list opinion.

i ask because we *have* lawyers on our mailing list, and ones who
actually know that the plastic thing that pops out of your computer is
a cd tray, not a cupholder.

> Not on something that might be legally binding, and for which you
> might be held accountable. And even then, a lawyer who hopefully 
> had experience in this kind of law. While that's not a full
> guarantee, a legal opinion by a trained professional would hold a
> whole lot more weight in court.
> 
> FWIW.

see above.




i *did* find this: http://psmay.com/notary/
however, he's in indiana. so i'd assume it'd be possible, but i'm
wondering if philly has anything like it.
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