

The legacy contact can decide if the account is memorialized or not and who can have access to posting tributes and to see the content. So how can someone gain access to this content? The primary and most effective way is to be granted that access by the Facebook user by being designated the legacy contact. Conversely, the content of the site could be deemed anti-inflammatory and potentially lead to a loss of revenue in the perception of infused culture. Assets that can be lost forever if the page is removed. They can even be of historical significance. These assets though can have monetary value or potential monetary value. They also can have a perceived negative disposition that you do not want to have preserved. They can be of a sentimental nature as in pictures, poems, etc. Initially, digital assets do not have to be of monetary value. For these reasons and more, it is important to consider these issues before death and to know what rights you may have after someone has passed on while leaving digital assets behind. They can even be a source of contention between some of these constituencies.

These can be considered valuable for one reason or another by family and friends and even business associates. Often “Digital Assets” and “Intellectual Properties” are included in a Facebook account.
