Britain's 400 Years of Cyber Law

corbettw writes "There's a news piece in The Register this morning about a British high court ruling about email signatures, and whether they constitute binding contracts. Apparently, the 1677 Statute of Frauds dictates what constitutes a contract, so an email with a disclaimer in the sig could qualify under the language of the statute. Since the statute predates the Constitution of the U.S., a clever lawyer could argue it applies here equally. Maybe there's some truth to the Internet joke 'take off every sig for great justice!'"

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What you say?

[bi_boy]

Actually it went like this, but why be picky? =P

Captain: Take off every "zig"! You know what you doing. Move "zig". For great justice.

Oops

[Rapter09]

Take off every zig* move zig!

Wait....

[g0dsp33d]

Does this mean I legally do need enlargement?

Other 400 year tradition

[ackthpt]

This is Maundy Thursday and back in 2003 they reinstituted, at some churches, the washing of feet by the clergy.

Like the Anglican Church split from Rome and doesn't recognise the Pope, but the Queen as head of church, the US Constitution, though modeled on the Magna Carta, does not in any wording defer to it. I don't believe it defers from the Ten Commandments, but give Ralph Reed and George W. Bush time and it might.

gn4a

[Anonymous Coward]

LAY D@OWN PAPER show that FreeBSD Very distracting to towel under the

United Gulags Of America: Part 1

[Anonymous Coward]

The revolution is televised.

Defend America: Call your senator and demand the arrest ofAl-Qaeda.

Patriotically,
Kilgore Trout, C.E.O.

Vaffunculo

[Doc Ruby]

So, on top of everything else, Scalia thinks it's his job to ignore the American Revolution in deciding precedent. His "originalist" philosophy ignores Constitutional Amendments, too, so we shouldn't be surprised. Just disgusted at an unamerican Supreme Court Justice who almost became Chief, but still rules with an iron fist.