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> The mere fact of having a text-based chat is itself a written record. But it doesn't mean it was a "recorded" record, in the same way that having a conversat
by RHSeeger 4y ago
> The mere fact of having a text-based chat is itself a written record.
But it doesn't mean it was a "recorded" record, in the same way that having a conversation over the phone necessarily means it was recorded. Sure, in both cases there is "a recording" because the communication needs to be recorded in order to send it. But there's not a "recording" in the sense that it was saved somewhere to be available later.
In what way is an unrecorded text conversation different than in unrecorded voice conversation?
- otterley 4y agoThere's no such thing as an "unrecorded" text conversation, since it has to persist for some time on some media for longer than an ephemeral period in order for its intended recipients to receive the communication. The same is not true for voice or video.
- justahuman74 4y agoNo, the same is true. There are various buffers holding voice and video frames that are stored, and then erased/overwritten many times over the course of the conversation.
- otterley 4y ago> for longer than an ephemeral period Reading comprehension is an essential skill in litigation and in legal practice in general.