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Working for the DoD, I am responsible to manage technical data/intellectual property (drawings mainly) from a major defense contractor on a ACAT I program. Here's what is happening...I am receiving IP with unlimited rights and our own DoD IP attorneys are stating that we can "modify" the technical data we receive from that contractor because the DFARS states we can do so under the provisions of the DFARS 252.227.7013 clause because it states can "modify" it. I state no, we cannot take the contractor's IP and just make our own changes to the design on the drawing/design without their approval to do such. No design authority has been transferred to the DoD from that company yet our own DoD IP attorneys insist we can change a design because of the word, "modify" in the DFARS clause I just cited. We have a license right, but not ownership of stated data!!! We can "modify" the design by making our own design by taking what's depicted on their drawing and making changes to it, only we have a different CAGE code and, a different part number. So, if this is in fact the case from the our own DoD IP attorneys, then how is configuration control maintained of the aircraft part item depicted on the drawing/IP maintained? Which is right? I've searched the Wifcon site and it came come close to my issue/question, but close is not enough in my view.