What happens to my digital content when I die

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by barryem

I guess for me it's less bothersome with videos than with books. We can buy videos on DVD if we want to and then it's simple to remove the DRM. But I watch Prime videos and Netflix videos and sometimes rent a video from Amazon and that feels like a rental, not a purchase. I was renting movies long before streaming came along. Or watching them in theaters or on TV with no sense of ownership.

Books are different. We always bought books. We're used to the freedom to lend books and sell them after we've bought them. It's hard not to resent having the suppliers try to take that freedom away from us. I grew up being taught to share things and that always included books. That was in the days before it was possible to share movies.

I'm not sure these are valid logical distinctions but they certainly feel valid and sometimes it's how things feel that matter.

Barry

We also borrowed from libraries.

Oh and on videos and music, you could always loan your friend the physical copy without copying lol. Or a former roommate could "borrow" an album and skip off to Kalamazoo Michigan. (Yes, it was a Toto album.)

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by barryem

This thread has really frightened me. I have so much money invested in Kindle books that when Amazon goes under soon, which they must if they've been such a failure, I'll lose it all.

And I have 4 Kindles and I never knew to apologize for reading a book on one of them. I guess I'll have to start doing that now. I'm curious what the reaction will be when I walk by strangers while reading and tell them I'm sorry that I'm reading on a Kindle. Hmmm...maybe it'll get me some free rent.

Barry

No, you wouldn't get free rent. They would take your medicare and social security to pay for it. They charge for soft walls.

[GlenBarrington]

Originally Posted by tomsem

If you go to Heaven, then presumably there is Cloud access there and you can continue to read.

One option is to set up Family Library, then the other account holder has access to your audiobook and ebook collections on devices registered to them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custo...deId=201620400

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I would guess that Hell only has basic cable?

[Ravensknight]

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I would guess that Hell only has basic cable?

No, hell has ALL the channels,but still nothing to watch ;-)

[knc1]

Bit Rot.

[zamana]

Originally Posted by stumped

I don't have Apple but I read horror stories of family being denied access to apple cloud stuff or not allowed to unlock iPhones, ipads, ipods even after mailing in death certificates (...)

I think that Apple is completely right.

I don't want anyone getting access to my phone after I die.

[shalym]

Originally Posted by zamana

I think that Apple is completely right.

I don't want anyone getting access to my phone after I die.

Interesting. I, on the other hand, want to make sure that my family DOES have access to all of my stuff after I die. I would be interested to know how many think like me, vs how many think like you.

Shari

[stumped]

I really don't understand the "screw the familty , it dies with it with me " attitude
folks who think like that should maybe chew & swallow the sim card on their death bed

please remember , the thread was started to discuss how to passing on your paid for digital content, not your porn selfies

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by shalym

Interesting. I, on the other hand, want to make sure that my family DOES have access to all of my stuff after I die. I would be interested to know how many think like me, vs how many think like you.

Shari

I'm with you on this. Only I'm afraid they would not be particularly interested in my stuff, so it might well be a moot point for me.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by stumped

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please remember , the thread was started to discuss how to passing on your paid for digital content, not your porn selfies

Asked and Answered.

*) It varies by country what choices and/or control you have over the material.

*) Some digital content is not yours to determine what becomes of it, regardless of how much you paid for it.
Again, not consistent across legal jurisdictions and rarely clear in the law.

Translation:
Ask your legal estate planner and/or your professional legal adviser.

There is no single, general, answer that applies to any jurisdiction world-wide for all digital materials.
That is the most answer you can get in a general public forum.