Acts seek uniform e-policies; E-sign pre-empts state laws if inconsistent with UETA; UETA provisions supersede E-sign

Article Abstract:

The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (E-sign) is discussed, which states that all federal and state laws requiring a written document also accept the same document in electronic format. A state's adoption of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or a similar statutory scheme will halt E-sign's pre-emption of state law.

Digital signatures, Digital signatures (Authentication)

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MIT initiative raises issue of IP rights in academia; does the university strip professors of their ability to protect copyrights?

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Whether MIT's proposed OpenCourseWare project is a copyright violation is discussed, and this project proposes to post the university's courses on the Internet, making them available to the whole world free of charge. Before instituting such a project , IP audits and a review of policies are necessary for universities.

Usage, Internet, Information services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Copyright infringement

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