[scotty79]

I think if IP rights holders were mandated to pay property tax it would make the system much healthier.

[londons_explore]

This. You should have to declare the value of a patent, and pay 1% of that value every year to the government. Anyone else can force-purchase it for that value, but leaving you with a free perpetual license.

[LeafItAlone]

Wouldn’t that only help the “big guys” who can afford to pay the tax?

[MyOutfitIsVague]

Presumably the tax would be based on some estimated value of the property, and affordability would therefore scale.