On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Link, Gary M. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I thought this was covered by federal (FRE) and state rules of evidence, > many of which say that a copy of an original is acceptable. Can a judge > override these? > you need to look at the Best Evidence rule. Paper trumps digital, paper trumps microform. Keep the paper you produce the paper. http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/best_evidence_rule http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/study/outlines/html/evid/evid30.htm more can be found here http://bit.ly/oycZTp -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA [log in to unmask] Richmond, Va http://twitter.com/RAINbyte http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAINbyte/ http://paper.li/RAINbyte/rainbyte Information not relevant for my reply has been deleted to reduce the electronic footprint and to save the sanity of digest subscribers List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]