Legalities of esignature
angularjs, electronic-signature, ruby-on-rails
Solution
I'm a programmer working with an intellectual property attorney to develop an attorney-based website. According to what he has told me,
Two or more actions on the web count as a legally binding action.
This could be a click and a confirmation, a signature and a "submit" action, you get the idea.
DISCLAIMER: This information is only valid for the United States (as far as I know), and for educational purposes only, do not trust it, etc...
My advice: build your application and then worry about the legal issues later. Those problems are good problems.
Problem
I am creating an app where there will be many forms that have a signature. I am planning on using AngualarJS SignIt! on top of Rails to capture the signature. From there I will store it in a "signatures" table that will be attached to the person who signed it and the form it was signed on. I have a two part question: - Is this a good flow to go about capturing a signature and storing it? - What are the legalities of signed documents on a web page that I may need to be aware of? What information will make it legally binding and hold up in court? Any help is much appreciated.