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Re:Facebook documents show plans to sell access to user data... by rhizome on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @06:00PM (#19686836)
It's not a principle relating to proving ownership. You cannot own contraband, for instance.

"Is there a jurisdiction where a company cannot license (permit) access to data contigent on prior assent to an agreement with conditions on use, duration of use, transfer, etc. such that the licensee does not get the same rights as the owner of the data?"

I, uh...do you mean...nevermind, I can't figure it out. Can you rearrange the question into a less pseudolegal form?

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Re:Facebook documents show plans to sell access to user data... by averageperson on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @11:14PM (#19688435)
"Is there a jurisdiction where there is no legal distinction between selling data (transferring ownership) and providing access to data for a fee (licensing)?"

I thought perhaps you had a jurisdiction in mind where there is no difference.

Needless to say, in the US and in many other countries where Facebook conducts business, there is a difference.

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