For no possibly explainable reason, I just ran into this Tweet:
" Somebody needed my signature on an e-document. So I did a google image
search, found one, and dropped it in. Not sure what it proved."
Analysis and interpretation entirely up for grabs.
Amalyah
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amalyah
Keshet
Sent: 23 August, 2015 10:18 AM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] digital signatures on loan agreements
Len's advice is spot on, as always.
99% of the time the digital signature is acceptable, but there are legal
jurisdictions / situations in which it may not be.
If the loan is international, then the other country's laws have to be taken
into account.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_signature#Enforceability_of_electronic_signatures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signatures_and_law
It's not such a bad idea to have a paper copy with a physical signature filed
somewhere, to fall back on in case of future legal battles. Just an extra
precaution. (Still a good idea to remember that we have no idea what will be
renderable by software 20 or 30 years from now.) Not critical for loan
agreements, perhaps, but for donations/bequests/acquisitions. Our policy:
paper and real signature as the bottom line standard. Digital copies and
emails for everyday use.
Amalyah Keshet
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Quigley
Sent: 20 August, 2015 3:51 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] digital signatures on loan agreements
I just signed one yesterday with a digital signature. It never occurred to me
that it might not be accepted. I saved the doc as a pdf before i emailed it. I
don't see much difference between printing out the form, signing it, scanning
it, saving it as a pdf and then emailing it- other than all the steps involved!
I'll be interested to hear what others say.
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Suzanne Quigley
917 676 9039
ArtAndArtifactServices.com
> On Aug 19, 2015, at 3:59 PM, Ellen Stevens
> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Anyone out there using electronic (digital) signatures for loan
> agreements or other common museum agreements? If so, what methods do
> you use to verify the authenticity of the signature and the integrity
> of the document? I’ve read a bit about third-party certificate
> authorities but I’m not clear on how (or if) this works in conjunction
> with products like Adobe Acrobat or how it differs from Adobe’s ‘Fill
> and Sign’ functionality?
>
> Any information you’d be willing to share would be appreciated as we
> are just getting started…..
>
> Thanks,
> Ellen M. Stevens, Collections Information Manager Research &
> Collections, New York State Museum CEC 3140 Albany, New York 12203
> 518.408.1522
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
>
>
>
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