Re: electronic contracts and consent forms

hi Andrew,

In theory, an email header counts as a signature under UETA
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Electronic_Transactions_Act).
So in the worst case, it probably would stand as a signature and
indicate agreement as long as you can verify that the email address
belongs to an individual.

But since your clients would have to be comfortable with email as
signature, perhaps you can point them to their counsel to ask about
this.

BTW, I am back in law school (1L at Santa Clara) after a career in usability.

Best of Luck!
Han


On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Andrew Simchik <[email protected]> wrote:
> I often work with usability test participants and freelance clients
> whom I never meet face to face. I avoid contracts, consent forms, and
> NDAs whenever possible because it's such a hassle to print and
> scan/fax them over and over in order to get everyone's signature on
> them.
>
> Is there an easy (for the participant/client, especially) means of
> signing contracts electronically, one that stands up at least fairly
> well in court?
>
> I've started reading about this, and a lot of what I'm finding has to
> do with PGP-like key exchanges and signature passwords, neither of
> which sound like something I could quickly and easily explain to a
> user or customer. If the signing process is cumbersome, it tends to
> taint the rest of the experience.
>
> Any advice, pointers, or experiences anyone could share?
>
> Thank you!
> Andrew Simchik
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