Sunni sed:

And that’s a fundamental element of property rights—the ability to control what’s mine. How can there be property rights without some measure of control over said property? If the concept of property is legitimate, then control over it must follow; and as a consequence, a simple hierarchy inevitably forms—the owner of something is entitled to things regarding that property that all nonowners are not.

Sunni, I've been hashing and over-easying this whole property rights thing for years. I've had several long drawn out discussions at Marc Steven's AdventuresinLegalLand.com forum on this subject for a few years as well. Marc chides me that I've written a book on the subject within his forum. I've come to the conclusion, contrary to what almost everyone else in the world thinks (just letting you know I'm a nut case right up front) that the idea of property rights is simultaneously one of the most important ideas ever, as well as being seriously deleterious to social functioning. I would suggest you read my article at Strike-the-Root.com "Do We Own Ourselves?" to get an idea of where I'm coming from. (I don't think I've ever put it more succinctly than there.) I kinda think it may make sense to you. But then, I'm usually wrong. ;)

I think the problem with those who hold to a strict view of property rights is that it engenders a sense of entitlement, and probably most of us here will agree that "entitlement" is perhaps one of the most destructive bits of human societal programming we have to contend with.

- NonE