Rule 1001 - Definitions That Apply to This Article In this article:
(a) A "writing" consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent set down in any form. (b) A "recording" consists of letters, words, numbers, or their equivalent recorded in any manner. (c) A "photograph" means a photographic image or its equivalent stored in any form. (d) An "original" of a writing or recording means the writing or recording itself or any copy or counterpart intended to have the same effect by the person who executed or issued it. For electronically stored information, "original" means any printout - or other output readable by sight - if it accurately reflects the information. An "original" of a photograph includes the negative or a print from it. (e) A "duplicate" means a copy or counterpart produced by a mechanical, photographic, chemical, electronic, or other equivalent process or technique that accurately reproduces the original.COMMENT ON RULE 1001
Rule 1001 is taken verbatim from the federal rule with the exception of the use of the word "copy" in addition to "counterpart" used in Federal Rule 1001(d) and (e). The revised rule is substantively the same as the current state rule but is organized differently for greater clarity.