there is a Greg Egan book where the protagonist specialized in setting up autonomous corporations that spawned others so fast they couldn't be shut down or even

there is a Greg Egan book where the protagonist specialized in setting up autonomous corporations that spawned others so fast they couldn't be shut down or even kept track of really, if I remember correctly it was for the purpose of proactively copywriting ideas that we're then released into public domain edit: Diaspora by Greg Egan. his books are really really great