It seems to be a fairly common usage. Perhaps "Responsibility" is less ambiguous but it doesn't have the same connotation of "right to control" that "ownership"

It seems to be a fairly common usage. Perhaps "Responsibility" is less ambiguous but it doesn't have the same connotation of "right to control" that "ownership" has, so isn't perfect either. Wiktionary: 2. (business) Responsibility for something. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ownership https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ownership Cambridge English Dictionary: the fact of taking responsibility for an idea or problem https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ownership https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ownershi...