I don't want to be the owner. I know someone who protected himself from prosecution for growing marijuana, surrounded by others doing the same, and he is the only one that avoided it by showing that he is *not* owner of the name and merely "uses" it within their system. It is "their" name and "their" identity, given to him at birth, to use.

It was not easy to prove, but he did it. 

Much like I may use/drive a car, that does not make me a car. I also may "use" a name, but that does not mean that I *am* that name.

libertas

AskSN

Do you OWN your name ?

DarthCoin

Very close to the final answer. You are a good candidate for the bounty.

>I can call myself whatever I want

I like that, good point.

Let's say you want to take ownership of that given name, from the govID. To be yours, to prove it is your property. Do you know how you can do that and show to any gov that you, the living man,  are the owner of that corporation name ?