Which of the following is true with respect to the application of contract law to the internet?
A) Even if the basic requirements of acceptance are met, an offer accepted by email has been deemed legally ineffective.
B) Clicking an "I Accept" button is used by some online vendors to make an internet user believe that the terms presented are binding, however "click-wrap" cases have confirmed that this action has no legal effect.
C) Online communications are governed by the "postbox rule."
D) Many jurisdictions have passed legislation making electronic communications the equivalent of written documents for legal purposes.
E) Internet contracts are governed by the federal Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, in effect throughout Canada.

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Many jurisdictions have passed legislation that recognizes electronic communications as the equivalent of written documents for legal purposes. This includes the United States' Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) and Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) is another law that establishes the legal equivalence of electronic records and signatures to their paper-based counterparts.

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