As I see it, the way we humans actually progress is through copying what other people did and extent on that, or get whole new ideas how to move on from that in

As I see it, the way we humans actually progress is through copying what other people did and extent on that, or get whole new ideas how to move on from that in a different way. Patents and copyright don't serve that principle, they exist to block it, to create some form of monopoly, for the sole purpose to increase profit for a few, letting society pay the cost for that. For example, the amount of hours wasted to get around patents is absolute insanity, up to the point that it can block off entire product categories because the patent is a crucial one for this to ever work. The problem with multinationals is just icing on the cake, because they use all kinds of tools to block off competition, not just patents and copyright. And compared to the small inventor they do have the means to control for patent violations by others and go through court with that, if needed. So the whole process is highly aligned towards the wealthy to begin with.