1. Reiniger LLC

2. Legal Nature of Trust with Digital Documents (Conference 10)
Timothy S. Reiniger November 14, 2018
Presentation for Advanced Training in Digital Legal Documents at the University of Houston
Houston, TX
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3. Discussion Topics Basics Legal Perspective Legal Challenges
Current Solutions
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4. Digital Documents: How Experienced in Law
Identity Assurance
Integrity Assurance
Intent/Authority Assurance
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5. Digital Documents: How Conceptualized in Law
Validity
Enforceability
Effect
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6. Digital Documents: Sources of Laws/Rules
Statutes/Regulations
Case Law
International Codes
Lex Informatica
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7. Digital Documents: Legal Perspective
Context
Legal relationships
Attribution of act
Content
Authenticity
Accuracy
Control
Authority
Capacity
Consent
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8. Legal Principles for Commerce
Reciprocity
Objectivity
Autonomy
Uniformity
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9. Legal Challenges Jurisdiction/applicable laws
Testability of digital evidence
Unclear enforceability
Machines controlled by software code
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10. Digital Documents: Testability
1. Identity
2. Integrity
3. Intent
All require capability of proof over time
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11. Software Code: Legal Challenges
Legal responsibility for software-related failure is obscured
Choices made by software coders reflect objectives and choices of the coders
Software code is subject to human technical errors AND misunderstanding of legal and business requirements
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12. Current Solutions: Trust Services
Electronic Signatures
Digital Certificates (PKI)
Electronic Seals
Time Stamps
Electronic Archives
Electronic Registered Delivery
Electronic Notarization
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13. Trust Services: Legal and Policy Issues
Non-discrimination against electronic means
Functional equivalence
Cross-border recognition
Technology neutrality
Party autonomy
Liability allocation
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14. Online Notarization Jurisdiction/Presence
Establishing Identity of Signers
Audio-Video Recording
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15. Artificial Intelligence/Robots
Authorization
Electronic Agents (ESIGN and UETA in United States)
Liability
Machines controlled by software code
Legal persons
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16. Smart Contracts: Legal Challenges
All contractual terms can not be embodied using smart code
Enforceability, performance, and termination: Legally untested
Legal status of platform as intermediary
Liability allocation for risk of mistake in software code and security breach
Unclear dispute resolution
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17. Blockchain: Legal Authority
ESIGN and UETA (United States)
Vermont and other state-level specific laws (United States)
European Union (eIDAS)
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18. Blockchain: Legal Challenges
Allocating legal risk and responsibility
Jurisdictional issues
Enforcement of court judgments
Data privacy compliance
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19. Contact Information
Timothy S. Reiniger, Director
Reiniger, LLC
40 Belfield Road
Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
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