The emoticon, by now, have become part of the common language and, very often, for the lazy and not, they are a valid alternative to a name, a place or a sensation. In fact, it is very convenient and even faster to answer with a smiley or a symbol, rather than with a sentence or a period. That’s what they thought in too Canada: a judgmentin fact, established that the thumb up will count as a signature.
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In Canadayou can sign with theemoticon which represents the thumb up. At least that’s what it establishes judgment of a judge who also let his colleagues know that they will have to get used to the new technological reality. All this happened because Chris Behind, a Canadian farmer gave a thumbs-up response to a contract offer he received in an instant messaging chat. According to what he reports Reutersthe man will now have to pay 61 thousand dollars for not having respected what the contract said and which he had not even read.
The judge T.J. Keenof the Canadian province of Saskatchewanruled: “The Court recognizes that it is not a traditional way of signing, but in these circumstances it remains valid”.
The story of misunderstanding
In 2021, the farmer Chris Behind had received a contract from a company asking him to deliver 87 tons of grain for the month of November and the message read: “Please confirm”, a phrase taken a little too lightly by the man who sent, to be more expeditious, the thumbs up. The company, however, not having received what was due to it, sued the farmer who found himself in a real mess.
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2023-07-09 17:48:31
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