Ownership (Salmond)

Salmond defines ownership as a relationship between a person and a right to have a thing under possession.

• Thing always represents a physical object; right may represent something not in physical existence (e.g., copyright and allowances).
• All rights which are property (whether physical or not) are included in the concept of ownership.
• Ownership is the de jure recognition of a claim (as opposed to possession, which is the de facto recognition).

2. Corporeal vs. Incorporeal Ownership 

• Corporeal Ownership: Refers to the ownership of a material/physical object (like a house, car, or land).
• Incorporeal Ownership: Refers to the ownership of immaterial objects that do not have a physical existence (like copyright, patents, or allowances).

Modes of Acquisition of Ownership:

• Original:

- Absolute — Occupation, Specification

- Extinctive

- Accessory

• Derivative