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The Digital Death Conundrum: How Federal and State Laws Prevent Fiduciaries from Managing Digital Property
The University of Miami Law Review just published The Digital Death Conundrum: How Federal and State Laws Prevent Fiduciaries from Managing Digital Property (direct PDF link), a new article coauthored by James D. Lamm, Christina L. Kunz, Damien A. Riehl, … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Social Networking Accounts, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, social networking
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Update on Whether It’s a Crime for Fiduciaries to Access a Decedent’s Online Accounts
I’ve written previously that using an incapacitated or deceased person’s passwords to access that person’s online accounts may not be permitted under the Web service’s Terms of Service contract, and it might even be construed as “unauthorized access” under a … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, Online Sales Accounts, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged accessing, accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, myspace, online accounts, social networking
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How to Delete Online Accounts and Digital Footprints
On November 10, 2011, Jeffrey A. Lambert posted a story at Maximum PC called How to Erase Your Digital Footprint. The article describes how much information Facebook, Google, and other companies collect about your Web browsing and other Internet activities, especially … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, Online Sales Accounts, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged amazon, blog, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, ebay, estate planning, facebook, financial accounts, gmail, hotmail, jim lamm, microsoft, myspace, online accounts, social networking, twitter, video games, virtual worlds, Web page
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Digital Property Created on the Internet Every 60 Seconds
On MSNBC’s Technolog, I read an interesting posting from June 16, 2011, by Rosa Golijan titled What Happens on the Internet Every 60 Seconds. These statistics come from an Infographic by Shanghai Web Designers (larger image), and, as Ms. Golijan points … Continue reading
Posted in Domain Names, E-mail, Social Networking Accounts, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged blog, death, decedent, died, digital property, domain names, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, jim lamm, online accounts, social networking, twitter
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Using Technology to Express Care, Support, and Sympathy
After reading the article by Bruce Feiler in The New York Times published on June 10, 2011, titled ‘You Look Great’ and Other Lies, I starting thinking about how people are now using technology to express their thoughts of care and … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, death, decedent, died, e-mail, facebook, jim lamm, social networking, twitter, Web page
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Idaho Bill Gives Executor or Conservator Power Over Online Accounts
Idaho recently passed Senate Bill No. 1044 that takes effect July 1, 2011, to give the conservator of an incapacitated person or the executor (personal representative) of a deceased person’s estate powers over some types of online accounts: § 15–3–715. TRANSACTIONS AUTHORIZED … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, social networking, twitter, Web page
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House Subcommittee Considers Mandatory Data Retention Rules for Internet Service Providers
One of the topics that generated several questions and additional discussion during my presentation at the 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning on January 12, 2011, was data retention rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and online accounts. For example, … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, General, Social Networking Accounts, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, social networking, Web page
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Oklahoma Statute Gives Executor Power Over Decedent’s Online Accounts
Oklahoma Statutes § 58–269, which took effect November 1, 2010, gives the executor of an estate power over a decedent’s online accounts and purports to give new rights to continue a decedent’s online accounts: § 58–269. Executor or administrator—Powers. The executor or … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, social networking, twitter, Web page
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92% of Children Under Age Two Have a Digital Presence on the Internet
In a September 2010 study by AVG Technologies and Research Now, they found that, in the United States, 92% of children under age two have a digital presence on the Internet, including digital photos posted online. According to AVG Technologies, … Continue reading
Posted in Domain Names, E-mail, Social Networking Accounts, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, domain names, e-mail, estate planning, jim lamm, social networking, Web page
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Estate Planning for Web Pages and Blogs
If a person becomes incapacitated or dies, look for any Web pages or blogs that the person operated. As most people know, a blog is a personal or business Web page with posted news items, reviews, or personal comments about … Continue reading
Posted in Domain Names, Intellectual Property Rights, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged blog, death, decedent, died, digital property, domain names, estate planning, incapacity, intellectual property, jim lamm, Web page
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