Who owns your Kindle purchases after you die? Or your Google play purchases. Or your iTunes downloads?
The straightforward answer is, base on the EULAs you've clicked through, nobody. Or, rather, they revert to Amazon / Google / Apple, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
I predict some serious law around this within the next ten years. In the meantime, consider formats (purchased or converted) that leave those digital assets to your heirs (assuming that they have any interest in them). And, as part of that, consider your ethical position in doing so.
Who Owns Your Kindle E-Books After Death?
The fate of your online life after death is a sensitive topic, and one both the law and technology companies have struggled with how to handle. Last week, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell took one step toward a possible solution, signing into law first-of-its-kind legislation that will grant Delawarean families the…
