Inheritance of digital objects

the study is devoted to the analysis of current problems related to the inheritance of digital objects in the Russian Federation. The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the institution of inheritance of digital objects in the Russian Federation, as well as identifying problems in the implementation of this institution and searching for possible ways to resolve them. The achievement of this goal was facilitated by setting the following tasks: firstly, to define the concept and legal nature of a "digital object" as an object of inheritance law; secondly, to identify gaps and conflicts in the legislation that impede the effective regulation of the inheritance of digital objects and rights; thirdly, to propose ways to improve the current legislation in this area, as well as to assess the prospects for the development of digital inheritance law in Russia. The article considers the issues of determining the legal nature of digital objects, establishing the procedure for their inheritance and protecting the rights of heirs. Based on the analysis of judicial practice and foreign experience, specific ways to improve legal regulation are proposed, including amendments to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, in order to create an effective mechanism for the transfer of digital property by inheritance.

inheritance, digital objects, digital rights, digital assets, cryptocurrency, social network account, domain name, estate, will