Report
Death and the internet: consumer issues for planning and managing digital legacies
Publisher
Social media
Digital media
Digital footprint
Internet
Australia
Resources
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apo-nid35062.pdf | 4.01 MB |
Description
The team of Melbourne University researchers examined licencing policies, terms of use agreements and copyright law, and interviewed a range of people, including funeral directors, religious workers, internet content and service providers, as well as estate planning lawyers.
The project identified a range of ownership and access issues, and found that many online 'assets' are left exposed or stranded after death. The researchers concluded that more Australians should include digital registers in, or with, their wills and these should contain passwords and account locations so that material can then be distributed by the Executor or other designated person.
Publication Details
ISBN:
978-1-921974-14-4
Copyright:
University of Melbourne, supported by a grant from the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network 2013 | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence
Post date:
10 Jun 2018