Flexible on the arbitration clause) for another (getting the

Other party to reduce the scope of the non-competition

Clause). The second technique he used was to suggest a

Number that he knew the other party would not accept (in

This case, he suggested reducing the length of the noncompetition

Clause to one year) in the expectation that

The other party would suggest a number that he in turn

couldn't accept (the other party suggested two years), with

The hope that they would agree to meet halfway at a

Number Mr Johansson actually wanted originally.

20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

A Our proposal is to ...

We suggest...

We'd like ...

What we're looking for is ...

B I think we could live with that.

That's certainly a step in the right direction.

I'm afraid that's out of the question.

We'd be happy with that.

c I'm afraid we can't go along with ...

That would be difficult for us.

We're not entirely happy with that.

The most forceful phrase for rejecting a proposal is I'm

afraid that's out of the question.

Suggested answers

Email, e-signature, e-cash, e-commerce, e-evidence, e-Iaw

B 2d 3c 4e 5a

25 1 The term 'digital signature' has been used for various

Methods of indicating an electronic signature, such as

typing the signer's name into the signature area,

pasting in a scanned version of the signer's signature,

clicking an 'I Accept' button or using cryptographic

'scrambling' technology. However, it is now becoming

standard to reserve the term 'digital signature' only for

Cryptographic signature methods, and to use

'electronic signature' for the other paperless signature

Methods mentioned above.

The most significant legal effect of the new e-signature

Law is to make electronic contracts and signatures as

Legally valid as paper contracts.

These websites need enforceable agreements for

Ordering supplies and services. For them, the new law

Is essential legislation because it helps them conduct

Business entirely on the Internet.

An online company must provide a notice indicating

Whether paper contracts are available and inform

Customers that if they give their consent to use

Electronic documents, they can later change their

Minds. The notice must also explain what fees or

Penalties might apply if the company must use paper

Agreements for the transaction. Furthermore, the

notice must also indicate whether the customer's

Consent applies only to the particular transaction at

Hand, or whether the business has to get consent to

use e-documents/signatures for each transaction. Prior

To obtaining consent, the business must also provide a

Statement outlining the hardware and software

requirements to read and save the business's

Electronic documents. If the hardware or software

Requirements change, the business must notify

Customers of the change and give them the option to

Revoke their consent to using electronic documents.

The law does not define an electronic signature, or

Stipulate what technologies can or should be used to

Create an electronic signature. The law establishes

Only that electronic signatures in all their forms qualify

As signatures in the legal sense.

Answer key E

* These could also be thought of as 'adverb + adjective'

Combinations.

Consent

F 2 d 3 e 4 a 5 c 6 b

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