Hypothetically, it could be that some law was worded “in writing or verbally, or via telegram” and it didn’t include other forms of communication. There is in

Hypothetically, it could be that some law was worded “in writing or verbally, or via telegram” and it didn’t include other forms of communication. There is in fact a U.S. law that defines “writing” in some parts of the law to encompass electronic communication in some manner as well. So some federal laws that required certain kinds of agreement to be in “writing”, like, IIRC, exclusive copyright licensing, now permit electronic communication.