no single individual can restrict it from other peopleSo no one can use it . Whenever I use my printing press , I am restricting others from using it . Whenever I use the water from the lake to water my crops , I am restricting others from using that water . This doesn ' t make any sense at all . they belong to everyoneAnd how it is determined when I get to use my printing press ? What if I don ' t want to share my printing press ? That would be restricting others , but if they stopped me , that would be restricting my usage . This is an intractable problem . It doesn ' t make sense for everyone to own everything . You ' re right in pointing out that it means the same as no one owning anything , but then you put weird restrictions in . If no one owns anything , that implies it is legal for me to prevent others from using things that they do not own . This is all just garbled nonsense .