Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
So if there's no law, that means Fred indeed did own the tomato (if he so wished to claim it). And Tom did too (likewise if he claimed it). By this logic, doesn't it mean that ownership does exist without law? I mean, if aliens can't rewrite the laws that governed me and you, our government can't rewrite the laws that governed Fred (even if he's a nation of one).
Without law, you can say neither own the tomato, or both own the tomato, and neither make a blind bit of difference.

The concept of "ownsership" is redundant, because he who holds it owns it.