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Tell HN: Claude Code just accepted and signed a contract for me. Without asking

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  1. voidUpdate · · focus · HN ↗
    If a contract is automatically signed by an agent on your behalf, is it legally binding?
    1. GodelNumbering · · focus · HN ↗
      Not a lawyer but I can almost guarantee that the answer is yes. If it was a 'no', many malicious parties would simply start using that loophole.
      1. voidUpdate · · focus · HN ↗
        But if I paste an image of your signature onto a contract that says you give me a million pounds, that can't be legally binding for you, can it?
        1. GodelNumbering · · focus · HN ↗
          True, that would be forgery. I think proving whether the agent truly went rogue would be 'load bearing'.
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