>Is the word "own" being used in two ways here? I think the folks in the crypto world are using it one way and you're introducing a second meaning. They just m

>Is the word "own" being used in two ways here? I think the folks in the crypto world are using it one way and you're introducing a second meaning. They just mean "own" in the legal-rights way. Like one might "own" a company if they buy all the stock, even if they've never seen it. > Owning a public digital item doesn't seem to grant any kind of control. Owning a digital item is basically just buying the copyright. It's not everything, but it's real. Ownership is, in all cases, a limited right. You can imagine two identical cars parked on the street - you own the first, the second has been abandoned by its owner. It would be equally hard for someone to take either car. Ownership 'just' means you can request the help of civic society in retrieving it.