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Subject: RE: [legalxml-econtracts] XHTML 2.0 issues


Agreed.

Thanks for clarigying this, Peter.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [legalxml-econtracts] XHTML 2.0 issues
> From: "Peter Meyer" <pmeyer@elkera.com.au>
> Date: Mon, August 16, 2004 8:26 pm
> To: "John Messing" <jmessing@law-on-line.com>
> Cc: "Legalxml-Econtracts TC" <legalxml-econtracts@lists.oasis-open.org>
> 
> Dear John,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Messing [mailto:jmessing@law-on-line.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 17 August 2004 12:52 PM
> > To: pmeyer@elkera.com.au
> > Subject: RE: [legalxml-econtracts] XHTML 2.0 issues
> >
> >
> > I take it means that area of a contract where in a paper environment
> > manual wet signatures would be applied. Assuming a workflow that is
> > fully electronic, how do you justify retaining this block?
> >
> 
> Yes, the need for signature block markup is based on paper contracts and wet
> signatures.
> 
> I don't accept that our standard can or should be confined to a fully
> electronic workflow which occurs in only limited segments of the contracts
> universe (web based online transactions etc where there is rarely, if ever,
> negotiation over the contract narrative).
> 
> It will be interesting to see what other use cases bring forward but so far,
> Rolly's and mine indicate exclusively paper based contract systems with "wet
> signatures".
> 
> Signature block markup is essential to deal with large parts of the
> contracts universe as it is today. Clearly, in fully electronic workflow
> situations and in shrink wrap printed contract situations, the signature
> block will be irrelevant. That does not mean it should not be part of our
> schema.
> 
> regards
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
> 
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