Judge Orders TorrentSpy to Turn Over RAM

virgil_disgr4ce writes "In an impressive example of the gap of understanding between legal officials and technology, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian 'found that a computer server's RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.' ZDNet, among others, reports on the ruling and its potential for invasion of privacy."

Comments

Re:What's the problem?

[BosstonesOwn]

Think of how ram works.

The reason ram "clears" is that the pointers are lost. It is very possible to retrieve data.

On ram a bit is only flipped high to change its value , if the bit is never flipped again the bit doesn't mysteriously drop to low again , it relies on being over written with a higher bit.

01 must go to 10 before it can reach 11 and must got to 11 before it can be "flipped" to 00 again. All memory works on the same concept.

There you have it my 2 bit example of ram :) Yes pun intended.

Seems like a fair turnaround

[heinousjay]

Considering the sheer stupidity displayed by technologists who expound upon legal matters (for examples, see this site, any given story), why is it fair to expect that legal experts would be strong on technology matters?

Still, this is an opportunity for nerds to play their favorite game: look how much smarter I am than you.