On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 01:25:32PM -0500, Nicolas Williams wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 01:18:27PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/06/2007 01:14:56 PM:
> > > >It really is a shot in the dark at this point, you really never know
> > what
> > > >will happen in court (take the example of the recent court decision that
> > > >all data in RAM be held for discovery ?!WHAT, HEAD HURTS!?).  But at the
> > > >end of the day,  if you waited for a sure bet on any technology or
> > > >potential patent disputes you would not implement anything, ever.
> > >
> > >
> > > Do you have a reference for "all data in RAM most be held".  I guess we
> > > need to build COW RAM as well.
> > 
> > It is only a magistrate ruling so far -- but I think it is expected to be
> > upheld.
> > 
> > http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1181639142254
> 
> It sounds like the issue is that discoverable data (access logs) isn't
> being kept on disk.  Demanding that such data be kept persistently is
> not the same as demanding that RAM be retained for discovery.  Woo.  Big
> deal.  Not.
> 
> If that's the correct reading of the story then the story is very badly
> written.  Or am I misreading the story?

Hmmm, the order itself goes on and on about RAM.  I think the judge
should have been clearer that the issue is the specific data, as opposed
to generic RAM contents.
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