Practice question
A party produces an accurately reflecting readable printout of computer-stored data. The opponent objects that only the storage device can be an original. Which is correct?
- Only a storage device is an original
- No computer data can ever have an original
- The objection fails on that ground because Section 4(a) recognizes the qualifying printout as an original
- Every printout is authentic without proof
- The printout automatically proves liability
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 130, Sections 3–4; People v. Lastimosa, G.R. No. 265758, February 3, 2025, main decision.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 130, Sections 3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, current original and duplicate rules: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_265758_2025.html
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