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Proposed Federal Rules On E-Document Destruction
runner345 writes "The Federal Advisory Committee on Civil Procedure is evaluating a series of 'e-discovery' rules that will change the way litigation handles electronically stored information for the federal courts. Included in this is proposed Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 which would exempt parties from sanctions for electronic evidence destroyed in a 'routine operation of the party's electronic information system.' Microsoft and other technology heavy-hitters have strongly backed this safe harbor because it judicially validates electronic document retention policies (perhaps the most effective Orwellian misnomer for outright document destruction). If you thought it was hard to get incriminating documents from the tech industry now, think about what this rule will do to a plaintiff's chances. You can get the proposed rule here (when their site works) and read what Microsoft and Intel have to say about it here. You can also read my law school thesis on the topic (still only in draft)."
Destroying E Documents for dummies... Place on Hard Drive Give Hard Drive to 3 year olds with knives Tell then there is candy inside.
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There's a good idea.
:D
1. Post unfinished thesis on slashdot for us to review
2. Incorporate feedback from users who read it
3. Profit!!!
Only problem is.... I dont think anyone is going to want to read it, especially not on a monday morning
"...which would exempt parties from sanctions for electronic evidence destroyed in a 'routine operation of the party's electronic information system.'"
/var/log/incriminating/*
So I suppose the following is perfectly acceptable:
30 0 * * * rm -rf
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