Electronic Transactions in the United States

Introduction to Electronic Transactions

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the E-Commerce Law: e-signature

Basically this law allows for the transaction of e-business and specifies how signatures are recognized over the Internet. Traditionally if a document had to be signed to be effective it had to be pen on paper or the agreement was not enforceable. Preferably blue ink so that the document was not a “copy” with a forged signature.

CLICK AGREEMENTS

UETA allows what has been practiced as Internet “lore.” This means that when one clicks an “I Accept” or an “OK” or “I Agree” at the place asking for the click in a document, this click is allowed to mean that three person has actually signed the agreement just as if they had penned it and sent it back to the offeror.

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the Legal Aspects of E-Commerce

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See Also

• Online Tax
• Internet Law
• Internet Marketing
• Internet Privacy
• Internet Sales
• Internet Tax
• Keyword Advertising

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Further Reading

• Information about Electronic Transactions in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.