"Here is the ideal: we pay people for the time/effort/resources to create, then we all copy and use that product freely and unrestrictedly. Everyone gets compen

"Here is the ideal: we pay people for the time/effort/resources to create, then we all copy and use that product freely and unrestrictedly. Everyone gets compensated for any loss, and everyone has freedom to access all gain." This would be perfect, but the obstacles to implement this ideal are enormous. The first tough question: who are "we", how do we decide how much to pay for an invention and how do we split the costs?