Category Archives: General

General Estate Planning for Passwords and Digital Property

Article in The New York Times: “Cyberspace When You’re Dead”

On January 5, 2011, The New York Times posted “Cyberspace When You’re Dead,” by Rob Walker. It’s a well-written overview of the problems of a person’s death and leaving behind a Twitter account, Facebook account, e-mails, and video games characters … Continue reading

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Cyberstalking, Cyberbullying, and Cyberharassment Resources

A November 29, 2010, article by Ms. Smith in Network World titled Free Speech, Privacy & Cyberstalkers—Help For Those With Personal Cyberstalking Terrorists, describes three types of Internet harassment: cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and cyberharassment. This article provides helpful tips and resources … Continue reading

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What is Digital Property?

For us to discuss estate planning for digital property, we first need to define digital property. Digital property includes data, Internet accounts, and other rights in the digital world, including contractual rights and intellectual property rights. Data are the files … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome to Digital Passing—a blog covering the intersection between estate planning (planning for a person’s incapacity and death) and the digital world (passwords, online accounts, intellectual property, and other digital property). The purpose of this blog is to introduce family … Continue reading

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