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'''Digital inheritance''' is the passing down of [[digital assets]] to designated (or undesignated) [[Beneficiary|beneficiaries]] after a person’s death as part of the estate of the deceased. The process includes understanding what digital assets exist and navigating the rights for heirs to access and use those digital assets after a person has died.

Digital media play an increasingly important role in life. The media in which a digital [[inheritance]] resides can be fully owned by the deceased or independentunder the control of thea deceasedproprietary service provider. In contrast with physical assets, digital assets are ephemeral and subject to constant change. [[IntellectualThere property]]are andcurrently many obstacles to successful digital inheritance processes, as [[privacyProperty law|estate laws]], particularlyand [[post-mortemPrivacy law|privacy laws]], are additionalstill factors.catching Digitalup inheritancewith maythe present away challengemodern forlife datais heirsspent in itsthe complexitydigital andrealm. intricacyIssues center around user privacy, and[[intellectual mayproperty]] haverights, and the legal implicationsliability of online corporations. With the average person having multiplenumerous online accounts, digital inheritance has become a complex issue.

==Overview==