How about patents and copyrights have an automatic 10 year 'automatic' copyright/copyright (similar to now for at least copyrights). Then, after that, an entit

How about patents and copyrights have an automatic 10 year 'automatic' copyright/copyright (similar to now for at least copyrights). Then, after that, an entity must actively pay an exponentially increasing rate of fees to retain the copyright. Trademarks, as a consumer protection, should just have a low, flat fee, on a fixed basis (with early renewal allowed).