you raised a very important topic, because the bet in the world today is about knowledge, and whoever controls knowledge controls the world, so it is said that whoever wants power over him through knowledge and whoever wants more power over him through more knowledge, and this is the basis of what is known as the cognitive power theory, where the strong impose Its values, theories and ideas in various fields, and the idea of ​​intellectual property rights, although it is ostensibly to protect the efforts of researchers and innovators, but on the other hand it is a means to monopolize knowledge and keep it only in the hands of the strongest, and this method has existed since ancient times, the ancient Chinese, for example, monopolized how to manufacture silk and paper and even tea cultivation, Through history, the development of mankind was based on the accumulation of knowledge and civilizational communication between peoples. The Islamic civilization contributed to the rise of the West’s renaissance. Muslims also benefited from the philosophies and sciences of the Greeks, Indians, Persians and others. The West today argues that the scientific, technological and intellectual knowledge it has achieved is the result of its efforts. And to invest huge amounts of money in such research, which is generally a very convincing argument, and despite our talk about the necessity of transferring knowledge and not monopolizing it, this is ideal in our world, where the last word is money and power, not values ​​and ideals.

Sometimes it is a question or a problem of author's rights, sometimes the question or a problem of financing/sources, sometimes - a problem of morality/egoism. I think, You are worrying about my thirdly mentioned cases - and You are true in this respect.