Probate Execution & Executor Archive Access
Step-by-step instructions for Creators, Executors, and Probate Solicitors to grant, verify, and transfer digital intellectual property assets upon death under UK CDPA 1988 and international estate law.
Because IP Vault utilizes 100% Zero-Server Storage, no files are trapped on IP Vault servers. All vaulted asset packages reside in the creator's personal cloud drive (Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive) under ip-vault/assets/. Each archive contains both an eIDAS RFC 3161 Qualified Timestamp (.tsr) and a Bitcoin OpenTimestamps anchor (.ots), both automatically generated on every protection run.
Complete Executor & Solicitor Workflow
Creator generates and downloads the Will Codicil Addendum and HMRC IHT400 Probate Statement from their Account Profile page. The Codicil specifies the Executor Verification Key, cloud folder paths, and references both the eIDAS .tsr and Bitcoin .ots proof files stored in the archive.
Creator grants "Shared Folder" permission to their nominated executor or solicitor email in Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive, or places account master keys in a password vault referenced in their Last Will and Testament.
The executor opens ip-vault/assets/, verifies SHA-256 digests in 00_SHA256_FINGERPRINTS.txt, downloads the eIDAS .tsr proof file and Bitcoin .ots anchor for independent verification, and submits the HMRC IHT400 Schedule for 70-year UK CDPA 1988 copyright transfer to designated heirs.
⚖️ Statutory Legal Provisions & Statutory Authorities
Copyright is transmissible by assignment, by testamentary disposition, or by operation of law as personal or moveable property.
IP Vault generates a pre-formatted itemized inventory of registered works, SHA-256 fingerprints, and proof headers for probate tax valuation.