@Jbird
That isn't entirely accurate.
If I create a cartoon character in minecraft, I own the copyright to that character, but not the 3d geometry that was made to build it.
Your house analogy need another layer, that of copyright. If I design a fantastic house out of someone else's materials, the design of the house belongs to me, but the actual physical house doesn't.
Also, if you're hired by a company to design a product, you're not creating something "off your own steam", you're hired labour, being compensated for your work. This kind of contract has been abused, but it isn't all that common and it certainly isn't the scary part about copyright, there are way worse things to worry about.
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