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Evolving into the Digital Age: Protecting Intellectual Property
This was a very interesting piece and I couldn’t help but share it.
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While society has evolved from an Industrial to an Information Age over the last hundred years, we’re now operating in a Digital world where technological innovations and intellectual property reign supreme. This fast-moving digital environment–including web, mobile and social media–requires a proactive stance on developing and protecting digital innovations as the global marketplace becomes even more competitive and organizations run the risk of losing critical innovations as others move quickly to steal ideas if the opportunity exists.
While digital strategy is driven largely by marketing or IT departments, every digital asset of the company is and should be treated and protected as an intellectual asset, but today these assets are often overlooked. Consider the long list of marketing or IT developments at your company. Everything from user interfaces, apps, social networking functions, personalization options on web pages, subscriber perks, wi-fi offerings, e-commerce solutions, bridging offline and online experiences and new…
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Invading your privacy or celebrating your existence?
According to the law society of England and Wales, people should enable friends, family and society with adequate and specific instructions on what they would want done to their digital legacy, i.e. online accounts; social media accounts, online shopping accounts, subscriptions, computer games, emails, music, investments etc.
Gary Rycroft, a member of the Law Society Wills and Equity Committee, said people should not assume family members know where to look online and to make details of their digital life absolutely clear. To read more click: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/press-releases/leave-a-digital-legacy-after-your-death-urges-law-society/
As much as people might know their closest family and friends you cannot know them a hundred percent. Not a lot of people even know themselves that well. When the inevitable happens and you haven’t left detailed instructions or information, dealing with all these accounts becomes a burden to your loved one as well as dealing with your loss.
Leaving your log in details such as usernames, passwords, pins, memorable information and answers to security questions can make accessing these accounts a lot easier. Letting them know what you would like to happen to your accounts help them sort it out without having to assume. It is hard for them to know if they are invading your privacy or you want them to access these accounts.
Alison Atkins was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when she was 12. A colon disease. She passed away after a long battle with colon disease. After she died her sister Jaclyn Atkins and their family wanted to hold on to her memory but didn’t have access to any of her passwords. It violated some of the terms of service on some of the websites she used.
Help them through the pain of not having you around. Help them with clear instructions on what to do to avoid the battle with invasion of privacy and celebrating the life you lead.
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http://www.abine.com/blog/2011/what-is-privacy-about/
The Empty Pickle Jar
Everything has a time and a place. No matter what you are going through, things always find a way to work out for the best. Make a list of priorities. Nothing is more important than your golf balls. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that make you happy.
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Digital Camera Vs Mobile Camera
PICTURES AS A LEGACY
I was recently asked a simple question which made me think.
Do you still print photos?
At that point I realized the last time I printed a picture was fourteen years ago.
With technology everything has changed and evolved over time but that doesn’t meant printed pictures do not exist anymore.
I came across an answer to this question online. She answered…
“I know the importance of printing photos. I only print the best ones. I do a lot of darkroom black and white photography, so, I know how to develop and print my own films. I value the old techniques of enlarging and developing. I love being able to leaf through my photos and look at them face to face and see them enlarged and in a physical format that I am able to frame and show the world. I print my digital photos of my friends, so I can blue-tack them to my wall to look at and remember the good times every day. I print my digital photos so I can frame and hang them. I print my digital photos so I can put them in albums for myself or for gifts for friends. I really see the benefits of printing. Why keep the photos all tucked away in a computer or stored on negatives, when the world should see them?”
But the truth is not a lot of us appreciate printed photos anymore. It’s easier to digitally store all these images. It doesn’t take up space in your house. If your memory card or storage space gets full all you have to do is move it to iCloud, Dropbox or any other form of online storage and delete it from your card or phone, enabling you to take more pictures.
You don’t have to buy a roll with 24 or 36 shots, insert it properly into your camera without exposing the film to sunlight and be selective of the shots you take to use your roll effectively.
Photographs have been made simple. With our phones and tablets you can take pictures anytime and anywhere without having to think twice. Some mobiles like IPhone, Motorola Zn5, Sony etc. have come up with ways to improve and step up mobile camera technology. A professional photographer needs a camera but it so happens this professional photographer is mostly needed at occasions. Weddings, birthdays, funerals, anniversaries, graduations, naming ceremonies etc.
All in all photographs play a very important role in our lives. It captures all our memories once a camera goes click! Take advantage of this digital evolution and store all your memories. From a big event like a wedding to your dog catching a ball in the park.
With PlannedDeparture as you save all those memories in the E-vault, you are giving your loved ones the chance and option to print selected images and frame them or memorialise your existence.
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Image Source: http://www.ephotozine.com/articles/nikon-coolpix-p100-digital-camera-review-13182/images/highres-nikon-coolpix-p100jpg_1345802652.jpg and
http://rocktransmission.com/2013/08/15/gadget-sony-to-step-up-mobile-camera-technology/
Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
The Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act clarifies the procedures to gain access to or obtain copies of the contents of the electronic communications of a deceased person. This act provides that access to copies of the contents of the deceased’s electronic communications is authorized upon a written request by the estate and an order by the court of probate. To read more visit …
The purpose of this act is to vest fiduciaries with the authority to access, manage, distribute, copy or delete digital assets and accounts. It addresses four different types of fiduciaries: personal representatives of decedents’ estates, conservators for protected persons, agents acting pursuant to a power of attorney, and trustees. To read more visit …
When a loved one passes away without leaving a digital asset management plan, it causes various problems. From emotional, legal and practical problems. There act was enacted to help.
Part I explains the different types of assets and how to deal with it.
Part II discusses the legislative solutions for dealing with digital assets after death.
Part III discusses the improvements and underperformances.
Part IV evaluates the types of control fiduciaries and beneficiaries permitted over digital assets.
Here are some states that have introduced the act or are considering it.
o Colorado
o Florida
o Virginia
What do you think about this act? Please share your views.
Image source: http://www.thedigitalbeyond.com/2014/03/ulc-fiduciary-access-to-digital-assets-committee-work-coming-to-close/
Private Client Professionals
Solicitors and lawyers do not just have the task of drafting wills, conveyancing, take instructions from their clients and advise them on personal issues such as buying and selling properties, drafting documents and contracts but also now they have to make sure the virtual assets and profiles of their clients are securely safe.
They have to ensure that your legacy is well-looked-after, well-maintained and protected. This could be from pictures, to deeds to properties, wills etc.
“Private client professionals therefore have a key role to play in shaping the preservation of an individual’s legacy of digital memories and valuable material and in ensuring that such memories and assets are passed on following their death” concluded Nicola Plant and Emily Osbourne in May 2010, in their article ‘digital legacy’.
Do not forget to make sure anything you think that is relevant to you and your family is saved and documented.
PlannedDeparture can handle all your virtual assets and more including all your important documents. Just make sure you remind your solicitor or lawyer to include them in your paperwork and set up an E-vault to store them.
Image source: http://www.nibusinessnow.co.uk/davy-private-clients-acquire-square-seven-financial-planning-llp/
Have you ever …
If you have never asked yourself these questions, ask yourself now…
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Protect your digital assets. If you don’t, no one can.
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