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Tag Archives: digital property
Jim Lamm Interviewed on Public Radio: Your Digital Afterlife
On April 15, 2011, I participated in an hour–long panel discussion titled “Your Digital Afterlife” that was broadcast on public radio station WFAE 90.7 FM in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Mike Collins, the host of the “Charlotte Talks” daily talk … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, General, Intellectual Property Rights, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds
Tagged accounts, death, decedent, died, digital music, digital property, estate planning, facebook, intellectual property, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords, social networking, video games, virtual worlds, 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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Senate Hearing on Electronic Communications Privacy Act
On April 6, 2011, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age.” Representatives from the Department of Justice (PDF link) and the Department of Commerce … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, privacy
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Estate Planning and Charitable Giving With Video Games and Virtual Worlds
Previously, I’ve written about estate planning for video games and virtual worlds, including the potential financial value that family members and fiduciaries should consider for inventory and estate tax return purposes. As I have mentioned before, Edward Castronova, associate professor … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games & Virtual Worlds
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, video games, virtual worlds
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World Backup Day
March 31 is World Backup Day—a day to remind us to backup our important computer data (and smartphone data), as well as a reminder to test our backup software, storage media, and data restoration procedures. The World Backup Day Web site … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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Right of Publicity and Right of Privacy After Death
The New York Times posted an opinion piece about a person’s right of publicity after death on March 27, 2011, titled “The New Grave Robbers” by Ray D. Madoff. I saw this article mentioned on the TaxProf Blog. The opinion piece … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property Rights
Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, intellectual property, jim lamm
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Obama Administration White Paper on Intellectual Property Enforcement Legislative Recommendations
The Obama Administration released a White Paper on Intellectual Property Enforcement Legislative Recommendations on March 15, 2011. This follows up the 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement. Among other things, the proposals would clarify enforcement of intellectual property rights … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property Rights
Tagged author, copyright, death, decedent, died, digital property, DMCA, estate planning, intellectual property, takedown notice
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Three Recent Articles on Estate Planning for Passwords, Online Accounts, and Digital Property
Here are three recent news articles discussing estate planning for passwords, online accounts, and digital property: What Happens to Your Digital Life When You Die? by Ken Strutin in The New York Law Journal on January 27, 2011; Who Keeps Your … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, passwords
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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
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Tagged decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, social networking, Web page
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Data Encryption and Estate Planning for Incapacity and Death
During my presentation at the 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning on January 12, 2011, I mentioned that a strong password plus strong encryption can make it practically impossible to access an incapacitated or deceased person’s data if you don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged digital property, encryption, estate planning, jim lamm, passwords
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