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    No.‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​‎​ Commented Aug 3, 2023 at 17:13
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    Legal Agreements are formed all the time without paper signatures: law.stackexchange.com/questions/5299/…. For example, you consented to a legal agreement to be bound by the ToS when you browsed this page. Under common law all you need is some form of evidence that both parties consented. Electronic communications are considered perfectly valid for this. Commented Aug 7, 2023 at 20:11
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    Actually, in the U.S. certain contracts must be in writing, such as real estate transactions and sales above a certain amount. Most do not though. Commented Aug 8, 2023 at 22:36