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25th October, 2024, PHPCI, Bern Switzerland
2024-10-25 :13:30
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Digital Legacy Conference

Fabulous autumn view of Bern city on  Aare river during evening with Pont de Nydegg bridge , cathedral of Bern and Nydeggkirche - Protestant church. Location: Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

First wave of speaker announcements

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We are delighted to announce the first three abstracts and those presenting the abstracts at this year’s Digital Legacy Conference. These are:

  • ‘Understanding the use of digital technologies in public health palliative care.’ – Dr Jason Mills, Flnders Universty and Shlya Mills, Adjunct Associate Professor, Palliative Care South Australia http://DigitalLegacyConference.com/public-health-palliative-care
  • ‘Governance of the Digital Afterlife’. – Khadiza Laskor, University of Bristol’s Cyber Security Centre for Doctoral Training Programme https://digitallegacyconference.com/digital-afterlife-governance/
  • ‘Navigating digital remains: Ethical challenges and cultural perspectives from Japan’. – Professor Akiko Orita, Kanto Gakuin University https://digitallegacyconference.com/digital-remains-japan/

The second wave of abstracts will be announced in the next two weeks. The final programme will published on the Digital Legacy Conference website and on the Public Health Palliative Care International Conference (PHPCI) website once all of the abstracts have been announced.

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European Law Institute

Digital Legacy Association appointed as an ‘Observer’ for the European Law Institute – Digital Assets Project

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European Law Institute 

The Digital Legacy Association have been appointed as an ‘observer’ for the European Law Institute’s ‘Model Rules on Succession of Digital Assets, Data and other Digital Remains’ programme. 

Other observers for this program are from The European Commission, STEP, Uniform Law Commission, Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) and The. Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE).

We look forward to starting work on this project in May 2024.

About

Succession of Digital Assets, Data and other Digital Remains are increasingly important considerations in succession, estate planning and estate litigation, as more people conduct their lives online and accumulate valuable digital assets, accounts and data. Legal professionals report issues in dealing with these cases and advise their clients in the estate planning process. Technology companies also report a lack of clarity when it comes to accessing accounts and data on their services. A growing number of business models aim to exploit the lack of rules in this area and offer technological solutions (eg digital estate planning tools, chatbots, password managers, etc), often with the risk of legally inefficient outcomes, resulting in legal uncertainty. Citizens in the EU struggle to navigate complex terms of service, both when attempting to plan their own estate distribution and when trying to access and manage the estate of their deceased family members and friends. Given the ever-increasing volume and value of digital legacy, as well as the conflicts and issues mentioned, there is a pressing need to regulate and legislate this vital area that intersects numerous areas of law (succession law, property, contract, IP, data protection, jurisdiction, personality rights, criminal law, etc).  

Aims

The project aims at drafting model law/rules to harmonise key provisions on the definition of digital remains, access and inheritability, and data protection issues. The project will help define and distinguish different types of assets, remains and personal data, define their inheritability and transmission, as well as examine existing rules on applicable law, jurisdiction, data protection and other relevant areas of law, with a view to ascertaining their suitability for this field, failing which proposals may be put forward.  Key target audiences include: EU and Member State legislators and governments, courts, legal professionals, technology companies and service providers, professional associations, civil society, and citizens.

Outcome

The main outcome of this project will be model Law/rules (and principles, for issues/areas where a model law is not suitable) aimed at influencing European legislation on the definition, scope, entitlement and access to the digital assets and data of a deceased person. These provisions would, if legislated, prevail over the contractual agreement between service providers and the deceased and harmonise the data protection standards in this field.

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Speaker & abstract announcement: Stephanie Owens

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Stephanie's presentation will look at the emotional impact of the loss, or potential loss, of deleting someone who has died from social media. Most people now have online lives and online friends or family, but what happens when these friends or family die?
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Dr Amara Nwosu

Speaker & abstract announcement: Dr Amara Nwosu

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Dr Nwosu, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Care at Lancaster Medical School will be speaking at the Digital Legacy Conference 2023
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Professor Mark Taubert

Speaker & abstract announcement: Professor Mark Taubert

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Professor Mark Taubert will discuss 'What makes for a ‘good enough’ digital death?' at the Digital Legacy Conference 2023
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Sarah

Speaker & abstract announcement: Sarah Stanley

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A Grounded Theory Study Exploring Palliative Care Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences of Managing Digital Legacy as Part of Advance Care Planning for people with terminal illness
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