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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 > > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the roster of the OASIS TC), go to http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/legalxml-econtracts/members/leave_workgroup.php.
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