Authenticity of Archived Websites: The Need to Lower the Evidentiary Hurdle Is Imminent Notes & Comments 39 Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal 2013

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39 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 216 (2013)
Authenticity of Archived Websites: The Need to Lower the Evidentiary Hurdle Is Imminent

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AUTHENTICITY OF ARCHIVED WEBSITES: THE
NEED TO LOWER THE EVIDENTIARY HURDLE IS
IMMINENT

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 217
I. ARCHIVED WEBSITES AS A NEW TYPE OF EVIDENCE:
GENERAL INFORM ATION ................................................... 218
A. WHAT Is AN ARCHIVED WEBPAGE? .............................. 218
B. How ARCHIVED WEBSITES CAN BE USED IN
TODAY'S LITIGATION ........................................................ 220
II. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSIBILITY OF ARCHIVED
WEBSITES AS COMPARED TO OTHER TYPES OF
ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE .................................................... 222
A . A UTHENTICITY ............................................................. 223
1. TESTIMONY OF A WITNESS WITH KNOWLEGE ....... 223
2. EVIDENCE DESCRIBING PROCESS OR SYSTEM ....... 225
3. CASES IN WHICH ARCHIVED WEBSITES WERE
NOT AD M ITTED ..................................................... 226
B . H EARSAY ...................................................................... 228
1. ARE WEBSITES 'STATEMENTS' FOR THE
HEARSAY PURPOSES? ........................................... 229
2. NON-HEARSAY USE OF ARCHIVED WEBSITES ....... 230
3. DO ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE HEARSAY
RULE A PPLY? ...................................................... 230
C. BEST EVIDENCE RULE .................................................. 232
III. THE RULES SHOULD ADOPT TO TREAT ARCHIVED
WEBSITES AS SELF-AUTHENTICATING EVIDENCE ............ 233
A. CHALLENGING THE SETTLED PROCEDURE AND
PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES FOR AUTHENTICITY OF
CACHED W EB PAGES ................................................. 234
B. BALANCING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF
ALLOWING SELF-AUTHENTICATING OF ARCHIVED
W EBSITES ................................................................... 237
C ON CLU SION ................................................................................ 244