@Newstart@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoCanadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreementwww.theguardian.commessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down15
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minus-squareBo7alinkfedilinkEnglish-5•edit-22 years agoThis is ridiculous. An emoji is not a signature, and a text message is not a contract. WTF…
minus-square@alcasa@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years agoDepending on your country contracts are also created just by spoken agreements, so sure any form in which intent is clear to both parties might count
minus-square@Nezgul@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoAnd writings don’t need to be physical writings either. An email signature could suffice in some circumstances.
minus-square@FormlessMartian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoI’m getting “old man yells at cloud” vibes
This is ridiculous. An emoji is not a signature, and a text message is not a contract. WTF…
Depending on your country contracts are also created just by spoken agreements, so sure any form in which intent is clear to both parties might count
And writings don’t need to be physical writings either. An email signature could suffice in some circumstances.
I’m getting “old man yells at cloud” vibes
That explains my sore back!