Steve Bellovin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> According to the AP, U.S. House and Senate negotiators have reached a
> compromise on legislation that will set national standards for digital
> signatures and the like. Details are in
>
>http://www.nandotimes.com/no_frames/technology/story/0,4500,500213819-500301920-501670828-0,00.html
By the way, I Am Not A Lawyer, but digital signatures are certainly
legally binding already under the common law for anything that isn't
covered by the Statute of Frauds, and it isn't even clear that
anything but the simplest legislation would be needed to deal with
eliminating the ambiguity in situations that are covered by the
Statute of Frauds.
It would be interesting if one of our lawyers who subscribe to the
list could comment on this.
Perry
