I'm not sure what the solution is, but I do feel IP protection is important.
If we were to get rid of it entirely then your success in the market largely depends on what resources you already have. Large companies have the upper hand as they already have the user base, along with the marketing budget to sink you (not that the current situation differs all that much).
If your argument is "thats the way it should be, let the market decide who succeeds" then that's a whole different conversation.
Either way I don't see an obvious solution that doesn't benefit the very companies you say we need to stop, though I agree on the sentiment.
If we were to get rid of it entirely then your success in the market largely depends on what resources you already have. Large companies have the upper hand as they already have the user base, along with the marketing budget to sink you (not that the current situation differs all that much).
If your argument is "thats the way it should be, let the market decide who succeeds" then that's a whole different conversation.
Either way I don't see an obvious solution that doesn't benefit the very companies you say we need to stop, though I agree on the sentiment.