Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective

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From: Paul Shirley
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 03:57

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           rankin@t4.mscf.uky.edu "David W. Rankin Jr." writes:

>This is not entirely correct. In many jurisdictions, if I stand up in a
>press conference and say "I will give $10 to someone who can show me I'm
>wrong" and someone does, then I am in a legally binding oral contract.
>A written press release made by a legally authorized agent of a corporation,
>when it is sufficiently explicit that the person is acting in that capacity,
>would probably stand binding as a contract.

You mean email is now recognised legally? I'd estimate 10 minutes for
any halfway competent lawyer to get out of any Internet post being binding.


--
Paul Shirley: SemiProfessional Coffee & Chocolate Taster

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