At 6:57 PM -0700 on 3/8/00, EDUCAUSE wrote: > ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY BACKS DIGITAL SIGNATURE BILL > The American Electronics Association (AEA) recently sent a letter > to the Senate Democratic leadership, urging legislators to enact > the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, > known less formally as the E-Sign bill. The letter called on > legislators to speed up the deliberation process by appointing > conferees to a committee assigned to the act. AEA President > William Archey said the act is an essential ingredient to the > continued growth of e-commerce and will help establish a legal > framework for companies conducting business on the Internet. > "The E-Sign bill would establish certainty in online contracting > by recognizing the validity and enforceability of electronic > records and signatures for online vendors," Archey said. > Ensuring that Congress passes the bill is one of the AEA's top > priorities this session, according to Archey. A House version of > the bill was approved in November; the Senate is now attempting > to reconcile differences between the two versions. (EE Times > Online, 7 March 2000) -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
