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5 total messages Started by Marcin Tustin Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00

#205

Author: Marcin Tustin
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00

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	Are digital signatures legally valid in the UK (yet). 
And what about rest of world, esp. EU?
-- 
Humanity will not be happy until the day when the 
last bureaucrat has been hanged with the guts of
the last capitalist.

Marcin Tustin
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Re: Legal validity of signatures

#206

Author: Richard Clayton
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <MPG.12dee1eb13e1c2e19896b8@news.virgin.net>, Marcin Tustin
<Marcint@GOATSSITELLYOUmindless.com> writes

>       Are digital signatures legally valid in the UK (yet).

England almost certainly yes, in Scotland probably not

see for example Thus's comments on clause 7 of the Electronic
Communications Bill draft at:

        http://www.dispatches.demon.net/pr/1999/pr1999-10-25a.html

you will find similar remarks in several of the other submissions to the
DTI consultation exercise.

The situation will be far more clear after April when the Bill is
expected to receive Royal Assent.

>And what about rest of world, esp. EU?

the EU Directive is now agreed, and some EU states already have some
legal framework in place. I think you should consult the locals
carefully before relying upon these laws. You'd probably be far better
off using a signatures explicitly provided for under a contract.

-- 
richard                       writing to inform and not as company policy
     fewer than 20 MPs still need adopting:  http://www.stand.org.uk/
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Re: Legal validity of signatures

#207

Author: Arturo
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 00:00

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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 18:08:09 -0000, Marcint@GOATSSITELLYOUmindless.com
(Marcin Tustin) wrote:

>
>	Are digital signatures legally valid in the UK (yet). 
>And what about rest of world, esp. EU?

	In Spain they are, provided they are certified by some
certifying authority.  The law was passed last september.

Re: Legal validity of signatures

#208

Author: Michael
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:00

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I'd suspect they'd hold water the US if used in conjunction with expert
testimony.
--Michael


Marcin Tustin wrote:

>         Are digital signatures legally valid in the UK (yet).
> And what about rest of world, esp. EU?
> --
>

Re: Legal validity of signatures

#209

Author: Steve K
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 00:00

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On Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:30:54 -0600, Michael
<michaelw@_NO_SPAM_texas.net> wrote:

>I'd suspect they'd hold water the US if used in conjunction with expert
>testimony.
>--Michael
>
>
>Marcin Tustin wrote:
>
>>         Are digital signatures legally valid in the UK (yet).
>> And what about rest of world, esp. EU?

Or written into a contract as a due-dilligence requirement for both
parties, that they properly validate and sign off on one another's
keys.

:o))


Steve

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