LEGAL LIFE AFTER DEATH: PUBLICITY, PHYSICAL, AND DIGITAL ASSETS

The contemporary inheritability of the right of publicity and the repeal of the Rule Against Perpetuities, together with the rise of digital assets, have created a number of legal possibilities for life after death. Apart from the biological possibility of having children after one dies, and the sci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern journal of business and ethics 2017-01, Vol.9, p.108-122
1. Verfasser:	Reid, Brad
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Celebrities Creditors Digital asset management Estate planning Federal court decisions First Amendment-US Legislation Offshore Personhood Presley, Elvis (1935-1977) Privacy Probate Property rights Robbery State laws Trusts
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Zusammenfassung:	The contemporary inheritability of the right of publicity and the repeal of the Rule Against Perpetuities, together with the rise of digital assets, have created a number of legal possibilities for life after death. Apart from the biological possibility of having children after one dies, and the science fiction, or futuristic thinking, of downloading the human brain into a computer system, what are the prospects of having a trust fund ready to support you in some form of extended life? The future is either Heaven or Hell.
ISSN:	1944-5474