Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Temper.
In our legal tech world this week, Complex Discovery OU and eDiscovery Today analyzed the new article from Dr. Maura Grossman, the Hon. Judge Paul Grimm (ret.), Dan Linna, and others creating a framework for admitting potentially deepfake evidence (or to exclude it). It’s last call to share your valuable opinion on our Trusted Partner, Complex Discovery’s 2024 Summer eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, enthusiastically supported by EDRM. The short survey, in its 35th iteration, takes less than 5 minutes.
EDRM released our white paper, Deepfakes in Legal Proceedings – A Strategic Framework for Collaborative Solutions, with our newest Trusted Partner, Clarity, identifying stages where critical collaborators make a difference. We can’t wait to introduce them to you at Relativity Fest.
Kaylee Walstad and Mary Mack, EDRM.
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fourth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Keyword Hits + Overbroad Terms ≠ Duty to Produce
- First Complete Security Platform for Microsoft 365 Copilot Unveiled by Prompt
- Relativity Deepens its Chicagoland Roots with CPS Academic Investment and New Headquarters
- Trust Me: Nothing in the Missing Video Would Have Helped You!
- Advancing AI Security: Microsoft’s Protective Measures for Legal and Corporate Use
- Privilege Waiver by: Disclosure to Therapist; and, in Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition Preparation
- Possession, Custody, or Control of Responsive Information by States Suing Meta
- Is a Court-Ordered ESI Protocol a Trap?
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 19 September 2024: 1PM Eastern: Data Risk & Resilience Part III – Digital Forensics in your Incident Response Plan
- 26 September 2024: 1 PM Eastern: Data Risk & Resilience Part IV – Data Deletion Dilemma: A Unified Approach to Defensible Data Disposal
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: Memes about immigrants eating pets sparked days of bomb threats to public buildings in Springfield, Ohio. The US White House secured commitments from tech companies to combat deepfake nudes. Lawyerist has a deep dive into Apple’s security regarding off-device processing. Above the Law has some timely conversation openers for conference networking. Smartmatic’s defamation case will proceed during election season. Who pays for grid capacity for data centers? Nevada may drop the bar exam in favor of alternatives.
- International eDiscovery Trends: Complex Discovery OU and eDiscovery Today analyzed the new article from Dr. Maura Grossman, the Hon. Judge Paul Grimm (ret.), Dan Linna, and others creating a framework for admitting potentially deepfake evidence (or to exclude it). Proteus Discovery Group acquired Novitas Data. Apple dropped its security–related suit against the NSO Group. A new time zone for the moon will need to be included in time zone standardization algorithms. Mark your calendars for E-Discovery Day on December 5. Thank you to Doug Austin and his full-to-the-brim Kitchen Sink for including Mike Berman’s ESI protocol post and more.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Vietnam, West and Central Africa, Central Europe, Shanghai, and the Southeast US experienced severe floods while Brazil and the Western US continue to fight extreme wildfires. Russia expelled British diplomats as the US considers long–range use of missiles. Houthis shot a missile into Israel. Three Americans were sentenced to death with others in an alleged coup in Congo. Women in Iran are protesting sans hijab’s, Kenyans are mourning a star athlete’s death by burning at the hands of her partner, and Afghani women are raising their voices in song despite the Taliban. There will be a supermoon eclipse tonight (Tuesday).
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Chris Bojar, Holley Robinson, Laura Danielson, Rebecca Perry, Rakesh Madhava with Brett Burney, and Bryan Bellack.
EDRM Announcements:
- Kaylee, Mary, and Holley look forward to seeing you at Relativity Fest, where EDRM will be featured on three panels:
- Exploring EDRM Innovations: Project Team Showcases & Open Calls for Contributors
Thursday, September 26, 1:00-1:45 PM
Our project teams will be reporting out and encouraging new contributors and market acceptance, including EDRM 2.0 with Stephanie Clerkin, Shannon Bales, and Charisma Starr, DupeID and MIH with Beth Patterson and Matthew Golab, ESI Workflow with Cristin Traylor and Manfred Gabriel, ESI Protocols with Craig Ball and GDPR and Chair of the Project Trustees, Dave Cohen. - e-Discovery State of the Union
Thursday, September 26, 10:45-11:45 AM
Dave Cohen represents EDRM in the annual event hosted by EDRM’s Trusted Partner, Relativity’s David Horrigan. - Deepfakes in e-Discovery: A Joint Framework for Solutions
Thursday, September 26, 3:30-4:15 PM
Mary Mack represents EDRM with our Trusted Partner, Clarity’s Gil Avriel, Stephen Dooley, Jerry Bui, and Relativity’s Chris Haley, to discuss the white paper, Deepfakes in Legal Proceedings – A Strategic Framework for Collaborative Solutions.
- Exploring EDRM Innovations: Project Team Showcases & Open Calls for Contributors
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team released its GenAI Judicial Orders Repository.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated its Code of Conduct for respect and civility at in-person, virtual, social, and project events.
- Generative AI Policy Update: Check out our updated Generative AI and Large Language Model policy, focusing on disclosure and fact-checking. Read the Policy Here.
Weekly Community Support Call: Join us every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern on Zoom for support and camaraderie. Email info@edrm.net for an invitation to our 240th call. For mental health care, consider these professional resources.
Get Involved with EDRM: We invite you to participate in our projects, webinars, support gatherings, and the EDRM Hub. Access these offerings at no cost, courtesy of our Trusted Partners and Event Sponsors.
Toward civility,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
