📧 Communication

Court Testimony

Communication Details

From
Unnamed Questioner (Lawyer) Linked to Unnamed Questioner (Lawyer)
To
Flatley (Witness) Flatley (Witness)
Date
August 10, 2022
Subject
Interpretation of 'author' metadata in Microsoft Word documents
Message Content

A lawyer questions a witness, Flatley, about the meaning of the 'author' field in a Word document. Flatley clarifies that the author name is linked to the user account that set up the software (e.g., 'gmax' linked to 'Ghislaine's' account) and does not necessarily mean that person was physically present creating the document.

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This document is a page from a court transcript dated August 10, 2022, showing the cross-examination of a witness named Flatley. The testimony focuses on clarifying the meaning of the 'author' metadata in a Microsoft Word file. Flatley explains that the author name (e.g., 'gmax') is a user-defined field linked to the account that set up the software (e.g., 'Ghislaine') and does not definitively prove who was physically using the computer to create a specific document.

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