It's one of the basic principles of most ownership law that after a certain time if you don't complain about people violating your rights as an owner for long e

It's one of the basic principles of most ownership law that after a certain time if you don't complain about people violating your rights as an owner for long enough, you lose them. This is the case for trademarks for example, or for real estate in many places (New York is an example). These concepts of usucaption/adverse possession go back to roman ages.