Digital assets: disposal, rights and succession in Canada | Practical Law

Digital assets: disposal, rights and succession in Canada | Practical Law

This chapter concerns how digital assets are disposed of or managed in Canada, both at death and on incapacity. It provides an overview of management of digital assets, a description of specific assets such as social media, e-commerce and loyalty points, and the impact of privacy laws. Finally, it provides a series of tables which summarise relevant terms of policy of popular service providers on transferability of digital assets on death.

Digital assets: disposal, rights and succession in Canada

Practical Law UK Articles 2-600-0205 (Approx. 14 pages)

Digital assets: disposal, rights and succession in Canada

by Victoria Hockley, Rosanne Rocchi, Crystal Taylor, Sandra Enticknap, Jordan Regehr and Nathalie Marchand, Miller Thomson LLP *The authors wish to thank their articling student, Jordan Regehr for his significant contribution to this chapter.
Law stated as at 01 Mar 2015 • Canada (Common Law)
This chapter concerns how digital assets are disposed of or managed in Canada, both at death and on incapacity. It provides an overview of management of digital assets, a description of specific assets such as social media, e-commerce and loyalty points, and the impact of privacy laws. Finally, it provides a series of tables which summarise relevant terms of policy of popular service providers on transferability of digital assets on death.