+1 in general except I think you are defining "ownership" a bit too narrowly here. For some authoritative discussion on the nature of "ownership" in copyright,

+1 in general except I think you are defining "ownership" a bit too narrowly here. For some authoritative discussion on the nature of "ownership" in copyright, see http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html