A little over a month ago, the Sedona Conference closed its comment period for the third edition of its Sedona Principles, the often-cited document guiding how electronic discovery is handled in the current data-rich legal environment.

Much has changed in the e-discovery industry since the second edition of the principles were released in 2007—namely, more people are paying attention to the language of the principles and where Working Group 1 (WG1), the Sedona group that helped draft the third edition for public comment, will go from here.