I don't see the article's idea of ownership as universal control, but more focused on being able to use whatever instance of the data you have without needing t

I don't see the article's idea of ownership as universal control, but more focused on being able to use whatever instance of the data you have without needing to rely on a third party. For example, if I own a book then I can read it, doodle on it, or lend it out at any time. I can't prevent other people from reading/defacing/whatever their copies of the book.