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Old 10-19-2008, 07:43 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by ShellShock View Post
An e-signature can be copied with perfect fidelity, unlike ink. Does this make the e-signature less valuable? Would an author want to physically sign e-signatures, when they could be created electronically, and be indistinguishable?
Ah heck -- even ink signatures can be reproduced mechanically. I have been told that there's a signature machine in use in the White House so that the president can send out signed certificates and cards. (Every couple celebrating a 50th wedding anniversary is eligible to receive a card of congratulations from the President, for example.) See https://app1.whitehouse.gov/greetings/home
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