As a matter of opinion, I agree. If someone claims they own something and they want to fight for it they should take responsibility for it. Property ownership c

As a matter of opinion, I agree. If someone claims they own something and they want to fight for it they should take responsibility for it. Property ownership comes with conditions and responsibilities. From an ethical standpoint, why should intellectual property be different? Do they own the data or not? Expanding on this, if a company wants to claim that they always own a particular combination of bits should they pay rent for storing it on my system? The problem is people are generally short sighted and focused on the immediate future. Other considerations are rarely thought about until other people insist that something will affect their immediate future. There are costs associated with data that are rarely considered at the moment. No one to talk about this, it may change the way they do things and cost them money.