That's why intellectual property needs increased protections. Intellectual property lawyers are now millionaires. It's a problem, but not a crisis. Compared to the rest of the world, property rights in the United States are still pretty healthy. But they've been weakened by excessive taxation.
Income is property.
Today, revenues collected by the federal government are a greater percentage of GNP than they have been at any point following the Second World War. These erode property rights. The fundamental problem is that the country's elites don't understand the importance of property. I wish it was more in the forefront of our leadership's consciousness.