[ebBP] 11/2/2004: Schema #4 - HasLegalIntent Attribute

["Monica J. Martin" <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

On Monday, we discussed this slightly revised text for the 
HasLegalIntent attribute. I am specifically asking Jamie Clark and Kelly 
Ray to review.

"This attribute is an optional character that could represents a 
statement or commitment between trading partners, and their shared 
intent. Referencing the eCommerce Patterns v1.0, the digital signature 
cannot in and of itself infer intent [1]. This constraint exists on a 
Business Transaction Activity. This constraint could be used as a 
substantive and enforceable precondition on the BTA. The mechanisms in 
the BSI that provide the capability to support this precondition are:
 a. reliability
 b. document security: confidential, tamper detectable and authenticated
 c. nonrepudiation
 d. authorization
 e. predictability

An offer must be resolved whether intentional or not. The contractual 
framework, agreements and their application to any  artifact are outside 
of this specification.

hasLegalIntent could have widely differing interpretations and 
enforceability depending on type of business, process, and 
jurisdiction.  No implication of interpretation or enforcability is made 
by the ebBP committee.

Reference eCommerce Patterns, v1.0, May 2001, 
http://www.ebxml.org/specs/bpPATT.pdf.";

Feedback is requested this week from all team members. Thanks.

Original reference: 
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/ebxml-bp/200411/msg00004.html