Cloud Computing and Electronic DiscoveryExplore the frontier of electronic discovery in the cloud Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery comprehensively covers the quickly-evolving realm of eDiscovery in cloud computing environments, a computing and legal frontier in which the rules and legal precedents are being developed anew seemingly by the day. The book delves into this fascinating and rapidly-developing topic to prepare fraud investigators, legal professionals, forensic accountants, and executives understand the ramifications of storing data with third party providers and how such storage mechanisms relate to the limits of discovery practices. This up-to-date resource also includes a complete discussion of the few existing legal precedents and current cases that are shaping interpretation of discovery laws in the cloud space, a perfect overview for executives storing their companies' data in the cloud and the legal professionals tasked with understanding and interpreting the discovery rules surrounding that data. The book is comprehensive in scope and includes:
For business, accounting, and legal professionals, Cloud Computing and Electronic Discovery is an invaluable resource for understanding the nuanced development of cloud eDiscovery policies, practices, and law as they continue to unfold and develop. |
Contents
Cloud Computing Definitions | 3 |
The Proliferation of Data Available for Discovery | 17 |
Cloud Migration and Planning for Retention | 29 |
SECTION TWOCurrent Laws Affectingg Discoveryy | 37 |
Electronic Communications Privacy Act | 55 |
Proposed Legislative Changes and Future Laws | 75 |
vii | 78 |
Current Issues in Cloud Data | 91 |
The Rise of Social Media and Its Role in Litigation | 105 |
SECTION THREERelevant Cases | 131 |
Cloud Computing and Reasonable Expectations | 155 |
Compelled Production of Cloud Computing | 171 |
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS | 185 |