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{{a|glossary|}}Something capable of being [[Ownership|owned]]. Not just held<ref>{{ford fairlane bonus plan}}</ref> | {{a|glossary|}}Something capable of being [[Ownership|owned]]. Not just held, but ''owned''. The bonus plan, as Ford Fairlane would say<ref>{{ford fairlane bonus plan}}</ref>. [[Possession]] and [[ownership]] are different things. [[Ownership]] implies you can keep it, [[pledge]] it, [[licence]] it, lease it, declare a [[trust]] over it — you can act as an economic [[rentier]] with respect to it. | ||
*You can’t own [[data]] that doesn’t amount to [[intellectual property]]. | *You can’t own [[data]] that doesn’t amount to [[intellectual property]]. | ||
*You can’t own [[cash]], either.<ref>This is controversial but defendible view — not because your rights to [[cash]] are in some way attenuated compared to your rights over [[property]], but because [[cash]] is ''[[sui generis]]'': a special, otherworldly, elusive thing, not susceptible of mortal, human impulses like “[[ownership]]”.</ref> | *You can’t own [[cash]], either.<ref>This is controversial but defendible view — not because your rights to [[cash]] are in some way attenuated compared to your rights over [[property]], but because [[cash]] is ''[[sui generis]]'': a special, otherworldly, elusive thing, not susceptible of mortal, human impulses like “[[ownership]]”.</ref> | ||
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Something capable of being owned. Not just held, but owned. The bonus plan, as Ford Fairlane would say[1]. Possession and ownership are different things. Ownership implies you can keep it, pledge it, licence it, lease it, declare a trust over it — you can act as an economic rentier with respect to it.
- You can’t own data that doesn’t amount to intellectual property.
- You can’t own cash, either.[2]
See also
- Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994
- Thing in action
- Cash
- Bitcoin (which is not cash).
References
- ↑
Girl Guides: Ford! Ford! We just needed to be held!
Ford Fairlane Rock ’n’ Roll Detective: Well, you got the bonus plan. Ohhhhhhhh.
- ↑ This is controversial but defendible view — not because your rights to cash are in some way attenuated compared to your rights over property, but because cash is sui generis: a special, otherworldly, elusive thing, not susceptible of mortal, human impulses like “ownership”.