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Electronics Industry Backs Digital Signature Bill (was Re:
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (R. A. Hettinga)
Thu Mar 9 11:34:45 2000
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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)
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The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
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