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The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

Publication date: 2020

Santander Art and Culture Law Review, 2020, 2/2020 (6), pp. 251 - 260

https://doi.org/10.4467/2450050XSNR.20.018.13021

Authors

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Antoinette Maget Dominicé
Institute for Art History, LMU Munich, Zentnerstrasse 31 DE 80798 Munich, German
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-4544 Orcid
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Dario Henri Haux
Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3 P.O. Box 4466 CH – 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-6231 Orcid
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The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

Abstract

The German Federal Court of Justice recently ruled (27.08.2020 – III ZB 30/20) that Facebook must grant parents direct access to the account of their deceased daughter. At the same time, the parents are prohibited from actively using the account. In this way, the judges established binding standards for the use of social network accounts of deceased users. Beyond inheritance and data protection law, the judgment provides an opportunity to prompt ongoing discussions about sustainable ways of safeguarding, as well as providing access to, digital content. Against the backdrop of a jurisprudence sensitized to the humanities, the two authors encourage a reflection on “spaces”, “containers”, and more generally on the significance of digital media for our everyday lives and future generations.

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Information: Santander Art and Culture Law Review, 2020, 2/2020 (6), pp. 251 - 260

Article type: Original article

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The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

English:

The Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-4544

Antoinette Maget Dominicé
Institute for Art History, LMU Munich, Zentnerstrasse 31 DE 80798 Munich, German
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-4544 Orcid
All publications →

Institute for Art History, LMU Munich, Zentnerstrasse 31 DE 80798 Munich, German

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-6231

Dario Henri Haux
Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3 P.O. Box 4466 CH – 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1889-6231 Orcid
All publications →

Faculty of Law, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3 P.O. Box 4466 CH – 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland

Published at: 2020

Article status: Open

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Antoinette Maget Dominicé (Author) - 50%
Dario Henri Haux (Author) - 50%

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