Study On Legal Problems Of Virtual Property Inheritance

Along with the rapid development of internet, the concept of "virtual property" is graduallyacquainted by the whole society. In recent years, disputes about virtual property inheritancebegan to emerge. Besides, laws and regulations about virtual property are seriously short.In my opinion, Virtual property can be defined as some electronic information resources exists inInternet cyberspace, which is obtained by legal persons. It is a new kind of property, whichcontains economic value and emotional value. Virtual property can be incorporated into thescope of heritage, the inheritance of virtual property can confirm a new owner torealize its economic value, moreover, it contains humanity spirit. The connotation andacquisition of virtual property are different from traditional property, this article would givesome suggestion on the establish of virtual property inheritance system, such as the confirmationof heir, the partitioning of the estate, the legislation model of virtual property inheritance.Furthermore, to realize the inheritance of virtual property need more other measures, such asincrease awareness of self-protective, strengthen the supervision of network behavior, improvethe network service agreement, set up third-party facilitating agency and so on.