July 26, 2007     03:00pm - 04:30pm Eastern

The recently amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure make it clear that "electronically stored information" is discoverable. And although the Rules don't define a duty of preservation, the Rules explicitly make preservation a subject for the parties and the court to consider. But in a world of instant messaging, digital voice and video communication, dynamic data interchanges, and random access memory, what must be preserved and how does one preserve it? Is the duty of preservation in the new electronic world vastly different from the duty of preservation in the old paper world? Is there a role for reasonableness, proportionality, and good faith in the data preservation dialogue?

In this 90-minute webinar, eight members of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 representing a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints - some of which may surprise you -- will examine one high-profile case in depth, Columbia Pictures v. Bunnell, CV 06-1093 (C.D. Cal), in which an order to preserve "random access memory" has been requested. The panel will use this case study to illustrate some of the problems that arise when so-called "ephemeral data" is involved in electronic discovery.

We are not seeking MCLE accreditation for this program.

Registration:

$49 Members of The Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1)

$99 General Public

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