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Tag Archives: death
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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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, facebook, jim lamm, social networking, twitter, video games, virtual worlds
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Man Charged With Felony for Reading Wife’s E-Mails
A December 26, 2010, news story from the Detroit Free Press reports that a Michigan man was charged with a felony for reading his wife’s e–mails from her free Google Gmail account. He was charged under Michigan Compiled Laws § 752.795, … Continue reading
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Tagged data privacy, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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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
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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
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Tagged blog, death, decedent, died, digital property, domain names, estate planning, incapacity, intellectual property, jim lamm, Web page
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Estate Planning for Online and Electronic Financial Accounts
After obtaining access to a person’s e–mail accounts and U.S Mail deliveries, another important step in dealing with the person’s incapacity or death is to locate information about the person’s financial world. In the digital world, Intuit’s Quicken and Microsoft’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bank accounts, death, decedent, died, estate planning, financial accounts, jim lamm, online accounts, tax returns
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Estate Planning for Domain Names
Registered domain names are the words, letters, or numbers that we use to refer to an Internet address, such as Google.com or Yahoo.com. An individual or business can register an available name with a domain name registrar for a fixed … Continue reading
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Estate Planning for Video Games and Virtual Worlds
Family members and fiduciaries may not consider online video game accounts or accounts in virtual worlds to be valuable property, but they can be. With online video games, the time and effort involved in building a powerful character or accumulating … Continue reading
Posted in Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online, passwords, Planet Calypso, Second Life, video games, virtual worlds, world of warcraft
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What to Do With a Decedent’s Twitter Account
Previously, I wrote about the popularity of social networking sites and the importance of planning ahead for a person’s incapacity and death with these accounts (link). Recently (link), Twitter’s Help Center added a new page about how to handle a … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, twitter
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Deceased Author Stieg Larsson Sells 1 Million E-Books
As I’ve mentioned before, when dealing with a person’s incapacity or death, the family members and fiduciaries should consider the value of the person’s digital intellectual property, including digital publishing rights for authors. Last week, Amazon.com reported that deceased author … Continue reading
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Tagged author, death, decedent, died, digital property, digital publishing, estate planning, intellectual property, jim lamm
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Estate Planning for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Other Social Networking Accounts
Social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and similar sites enable individuals to communicate and interact easily. In a recent survey of U.S. adults who use social networking accounts, 28% use social networking site to promote themselves or … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, myspace, passwords, social networking, twitter
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