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Demise of LR user, how can the family access the images

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How does the family of a dead Lightroom user access the editted images after the subscription has expired.

This question came up at the local Apple group - what are rules guidelines etc.

Thanks for any help
 
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It appears to cover all the issues and I added a request for a simple proforma for users to pass on to their beneficiaries.
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or for the Likes of The Lightroom Queen to produce a sample single page document that Lightroom Users can customise with their local information (eg drive, folder organisation etc) for the successor to use.
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It's an interesting idea. I'd welcome any suggestions about what information you (or anyone) thinks should be included on such a document.
 
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This is an interesting topic, and one that has crossed my mind in various forms over the past few years. As much as I am concerned about my images, and I have not really decided what I would instruct my beloved to do with them after I leave this planet, this seems to be part of a larger issue of access to digital assets and accounts. And while Victoria has been gracious enough to consider the above suggestion, I am wondering if using something like what LastPass offers in its Family Plan is a better solution for many of these issues (beyond just photographs). LP allows a large amount of information to be stored in their "password" database, including detailed notes. And, with the Family Plan, a user can designate anybody they wish to have emergency access to their database. I think that this might be a better solution as everything is then in one place for access to accounts, and the person who has been designated knows they have access. One could leave their Adobe credentials in the database along with very specific instructions for access and plans for any images (in CC, on local drives, or anywhere the images reside. The only thing that this might not address is if an account was locked on death as was mentioned by @Califdan above. Something akin to electronic version of Cletus' written note described above as well. Something to consider.

--Ken
 
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