Annotation

This work examines the practice of accepting an inheritance in the form of an exclusive right to a literary work and the issues related to the violation of the rights of potential heirs. In particular, the author examines both the existing system of registering and storing printed publications and possibilities of using digital technologies in the process of accepting an inheritance based on such a system. As a result of her research, the author proposes to fill the gaps in the current legislation in order to protect the interests of potential heirs, considering the special immaterial nature of works of a literature. When accepting an inheritance in the form the exclusive rights to them the author also suggests using the existing procedures for registering and storing printed publications to determinate the place of inheritance opening if the inheritance includes exclusive rights to literary works and the testator’s place of residence is unknown and there is no testator’s immovable property. In additional, the author suggests expanding the possibilities of using digital technologies in the inheritance process in this situation.