In law school, death drives property. Property law is generally taught, somewhat anachronistically, by teaching the mechanisms transferring it at death. So I find especially interesting the recent public attention devoted to transferring virtual assets upon death. Legacy Locker creates an "online will," that transfers your online assets to designated beneficiaries. And Eternal Space permits the creation of virtual spaces that honor the deceased. Just one more step on the way to functional recognition of property interests in digital objects, IMO.
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