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Disclaimers could make emails into contracts
Created 07.05.2006 - 11:50

England's 400 year-old cyber signature law

The High Court in Manchester has ruled that an email cannot be recognised as a legal written offer if it does not contain a signature or name within the body of the mail. The inclusion of a user name in the message header is not enough.…

Originally by The Register - Internet and Law: Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs, 10:50 AM

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