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Judge orders framework for Nine PBS to retrieve 50 terabytes of archival data from Iron Mountain
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A Denver District Court judge ordered Iron Mountain to cooperate with Nine PBS in retrieving approximately 50 terabytes of archival data that the station stored through a now-defunct intermediary, OSS.
This case illustrates the legal and operational risks when a storage intermediary goes defunct, leaving data trapped in a facility where the end user has no direct contract. Organizations relying on third-party storage vendors should consider contractual provisions for data retrieval if the intermediary fails, and should verify who holds title to the physical media housing their data.
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Nine PBS sued Iron Mountain after the data center refused to return approximately 50 terabytes of archival data stored through a now-defunct intermediary, OSS.
The judge ruled Nine PBS is the rightful owner and must identify a third-party vendor within 30 days to assist in accessing and retrieving the data from Iron Mountain's facility.
Nine PBS must pay Iron Mountain's past-due storage fees and indemnify Iron Mountain against any corruption of other OSS clients' data during the retrieval process.
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