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UCC, Not Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Governs Formation of Contract by Exchange of E-Mails

Posted in Online Commerce

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1999. Both the UETA and its companion federal enactment, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub.L. 109-229 (June 30, 2000) were adopted during a flurry of concern about the enforceability of electronic contracts that… Continue Reading