Share & Voice: Quantum of Solace: Who owns water?

Where can a guy get a drink?

I recently watched the newest chapter to the James Bond film franchise called Quantum of Solace.  In this film, the main antagonist, Dominic Greene, helps facilitate new leadership into struggling countries in exchange for land in the countries under the stipulation that his corporation owns whatever they find.  He is the head man of a corporation named Greene Planet, and it is an environmentally interested group that mentions restoration and preservation as some of the things they want to/are helping with.  However his corporation is also a utilities provider who, once the new dictatorship takes place, forces a contract for double the price of water as the country had before.  To make matters worse, they often times will do what they can to cause drought in the areas that they inherit.  Many of the countries that have this transition take place, are third world countries that have barely enough of what they need to survive before this, don't have a choice but to pay the outrageous prices.

Even bottling companies do a version of this, but because we have other options, and people pay at their own free will, no one does anything about this because it isn't a pressing issue.  Just because the companies in our own countries don't have evil villain haircuts doesn't mean they can be trusted to do the right thing.  Water is a resource necessary to everyone's survival, and I don't believe anyone should be able to lay claim to it.   

My question is this:  Do you think that anyone should be able to produce/sell water for any margin of profit?  Meaning, should anyone make money on an essential part of life? 

Would it be possible to have worldwide legislation against producing water for profit above a certain percent?

A lot of people have their thirst taken advantage of.  There are sporting events, festivals, and theme parks that charge a couple dollars for a bottle of water.  Even when I was in Vegas, I asked a bartender for water during the day, and he set one on the counter and said it was $4.50 with a straight face.  How do you feel about this?