[mythtv-users] DVR Capability

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:43:54AM +1000, Owen Townend wrote:
> It is sufficient that an officer takes the stand and _swears_ that
> something was said/done.
> 
> If this is the case then the timestamps and chain of custody type
> issues become moot as only the people in the room during the interview
> will be actually testifying as to the events.
> 
> So... either you need something certified and locked down (which myth
> will not be) or you need something 'good enough' which is a niche myth
> may fill, though I think Zone Minder (as suggested earlier by Jay) may
> be better here. Myth is not good at arbitrary start/stop recording, it
> follows program guides to record a show.

Indeed.  Still photography, in particular, is admitted to evidence
because the photographer is sworn and testifies that the picture
accurately represents the scene he viewed, and that he can certify
chain of evidence over the processing of the image.

A similar chain would, I presume, be constructed for this sort of
thing: an affiant performed the recording, burned the DVD, and checked
it to make sure it was accurate, and then signed and dated the disk,
and committed it to chain of evidence.

Cheers,
-- jra
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