The Legal Admissibility of Document Imaging Systems

This book examines the legal status of the various document imaging systems throughout the world and considers the standardization issues. It gives practical recommendations for establishing systems credibility based on precedent and good practice. The book should be an essential handbook for lawyers working in the industry and for anyone responsible for, or planning to install, a document imaging system, whether a large system or a desktop systems. Coverage is provided for the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. The coverage includes: a definition of differing systems and their business uses; a description of document image processing; an analysis of the law and its attitude to information technology focusing particularly on DIP; categories of DIP usage and applications; DIP in the context of the computer, IT in general and micrographics; current legislation on legal admissibility around the world; the current legislation relating to application standards; and some guidelines to ensure ultimate acceptance of DIP.
 
This book examines the legal status of the various document imaging systems throughout the world and considers the standardization issues. It gives practical recommendations for establishing systems credibility based on precedent and good practice. The book should be an essential handbook for lawyers working in the industry and for anyone responsible for, or planning to install, a document imaging system, whether a large system or a desktop systems. Coverage is provided for the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. The coverage includes: a definition of differing systems and their business uses; a description of document image processing; an analysis of the law and its attitude to information technology focusing particularly on DIP; categories of DIP usage and applications; DIP in the context of the computer, IT in general and micrographics; current legislation on legal admissibility around the world; the current legislation relating to application standards; and some guidelines to ensure ultimate acceptance of DIP.