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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I don't really see why it should be any different than physical property in that regard. Is any judge in the land going to enforce the destruction of physical property simply because someone indicated that's what they wanted to happen in their will?
Just like with physical property, you're still very much at the mercy of your executor/family as to how closely your instructions are actually followed.
I see this as a huge step in the right direction. Much better than having no hope whatsoever that your wishes for the handling of your digital assets are honored upon your death.
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Good points, but I think there are some historical cases where a person requested their family or executor to destroy letters and documents upon their death. Supposedly George Washington requested that Martha destroy their personal letters to one another and she apparently complied by doing so. No doubt there have been people who wanted to cover their business, political, personal tracks and had someone entrusted do so after they died. But with digital records it is a whole different story as multiple copies can easily exists that even the original author knows nothing about. And anything that has ever been posted to the internet or stored on any servers anywhere would be very difficult to eradicate even if the judge agreed to do so. What happened in Las Vegas might stay there if it wasn't digitized, but if it was digitized people are going to be seeing it for a long long time, like it or not!
