Propertinya

Propertinya is a fictional concept used in property theory to examine how rights over physical and digital resources could be organized within a single, unified framework.

In the Propertinya model, a bundle of rights comprises possession, use, exclusion, and transfer, supplemented by governance obligations such as maintenance, stewardship, and compliance with laws. The approach is modular, enabling real property, personal property, and data assets to be described under the same rights architecture while acknowledging asset-specific constraints.

Scholars use Propertinya as a teaching device and policy thought experiment to compare property regimes, analyze interactions with tenancy or licenses, and explore implications for digital platforms, the sharing economy, and environmental resources.

Critics argue that the term can be unclear or duplicative of established ideas like the bundle of rights or ownership, and that a fictional construct may distract from concrete legal analysis.

As a fictional construct, Propertinya does not map to a single jurisdiction, but serves to illustrate cross-cutting questions about how rights, duties, and constraints might be coordinated across asset classes.