Individuals consistently benefit from these laws - how do you think so many 'tech millionaires' exist? They had an idea, claimed it as theirs, and profited from

Individuals consistently benefit from these laws - how do you think so many 'tech millionaires' exist? They had an idea, claimed it as theirs, and profited from it. Individuals don't benefit when these laws are taken away, because there is no incentive to create and all incentive to steal (re: China).