Q&A: Ownership
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Ownership
Question
Hello Rabbi, and best wishes for a good new year. In the Agency 2 lecture, the Rabbi spoke about matters of ownership and acquisition. Is the calf that the sages created on the eve of the Sabbath by means of letter combinations and the like considered theirs? There is no acquisition here, and no inheritance either. Thank you.
Answer
Why is there no acquisition here? How is this different from anything else that you made?
Discussion on Answer
Like the intellectual property a person has over his own ideas. All the more so if the ideas take on flesh and blood. See my article on deception and intellectual property.
They sat and thought, or said letter combinations out loud, and suddenly a living calf is standing there. According to the Rabbi’s answer, what kind of acquisition do they have over the calf?