Exclusive licence

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A licence granting possession over, and exclusive use of, a physical, corporeal thing, to the exclusion of anyone else. One can have possession over a chattel. One cannot (so easily) have exclusive possession over, for example, judgement day. Whether a licence for love is exclusive or not is a matter of some conjecture amongst legal scholars.

See also

• Rebel Yell
• Licence