Legalese Formalized - Legal XML

["Peter J. Wasilko, Esq." <address@hidden>]

> What I meant was, that when I get a contract to sign, it is 50 pages of 
> material that is probably 90% the same as the last contract I signed, 
> but I am expected to read the 50 pages and see if something is amiss.  
> Too bad I can't get something more like:
> 
> #include standard-contract
> 
> define clause based on standard-something
>    override "blah blah" with "woof woof"
> 
> etc.
> 

    Ah, there actually are some folks working on that as an XML application!

    See http://www.service-architecture.com/xml/articles/legal_xml.html for more.


Cheers,

Peter



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Peter J. Wasilko, Esq.
     J.D., LL.M.               

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