Production of Documents, Technology and Costs

Production of Documents, Technology

and Costs

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« When did I start reporting to my computer? »

Best evidence rule?

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Paper vs. Electronic document

Virtual Intangible (99%) + never printed (95%)

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Prolific Duplicate without user awareness

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Hardware

Gigabytes Boxes Pages

iPod Shuffle

1 Gb

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200 4000-8000

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200 4000-8000 7,5M-15M

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200 4000-8000 7,5M-15M

Server 200-10,000

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200 4000-8000 7,5M-15M

Server 200-10,000 8000-400,000

Volume

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Hardware


iPod Shuffle

1 Gb 40 75000

Computer 100-200 4000-8000 7,5M-15M

Server 200-10,000 8000-400,000

15M-750M

Volume

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Free ranging

Stored in places unknown to user

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Hard drive (office, home, portable, scanner, printer, etc.)

Cellular phone and PDA

Digital camera

MP3 player

Server

Mainframe

CD and DVD

Disk and Tape

USB Key

Voice messaging system

Online collaboration / Web 2.0 (Blog, Wiki)

Backup

…

Locations

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http://www.microsoft.com/spain/technet/mediana/images/WINSTG01_big.gif

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Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

E-mail

Instant Messaging

Web page

Database

Image

Video

Audio recordings (VOIP)

…

Paper

Formats and Supports

Relevant

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Rele

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…

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Evidence

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Free ranging


Persistent Deleted, hidden, residual and reminiscent files

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Free ranging



Metadata Data about data

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Metadata

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Metadata

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Metadata

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Free ranging



Metadata Data about data

Volatile Change without user awareness

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The Sedona Canada Principles

Adressing Electronic Discovery

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E-Discovery

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TimelineJan. 2003• Bargani Dies

March 2004• Will hearing

April 2004• Suit against

Bryant

Feb. 2005• Production order

August 2005• Supplementary

Affidavit

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E-Discovery Process

Jan. 2003• Bargani Dies

March 2004• Will hearing

April 2004• Suit against

Bryant

Feb. 2005• Production order

August 2005• Supplementary

Affidavit

Collect ProcessReview

Production

Meet & Confer

IdentifyPreserve

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Identification

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Preservation

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Collection

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ResourcesCanadian E-discovery Portal

Discovery Task Force on E-Discovery Guidelines and Resources Page

The Sedona Conference

Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee

Craig Ball

Discovery Ressources

http://www.oba.org/en/publicaffairs_en/E-discovery/model_precendents.aspx

http://www.oba.org/en/publicaffairs_en/E-discovery/model_precendents.aspx

Questions?

Dominic [email protected]