# kaal:claim:5886342-015

**Claim.** The Codex treats a Digital Object as rival digital information that carries an identity, which is the move that makes property style ownership rules coherent for digital assets, since rivalry means control by one identity excludes or impairs control by another.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- digital information that is rival, that is, exclusive in its control

**Source quote.**

> (1) A Digital Object is a rival Digital Information

**From.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, *Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC)* (2025), Part B, Book II, Section 2, Article 28 Digital Objects, page 10

**Cite as.** Furrer Andreas, Wulf A. Kaal, Stephan D. Meyer, Universal Digital Law Codex (UDLC) (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5886342

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**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** digital-objects, rivalry, digital-property, definitions

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