Plenty of the intellectual elements in our economy are considered public domain. Perhaps the majority of the most essential ones (alphabet, words, phrases, numerics and mathematics, etc.)
The international open source crowd has its eyes on our drug advancements as well, I certainly hope you don't think we should give those intellectual property rights away as well?
Don't get me started about the immorality of the "just how much are your life and health worth?" racketeering, in our healthcare industry, especially in insurance, litigation, and yes, pharmaceuticals, where patents all too often trump concern for patients.
Is that a yes, you feel the U.S. should give our medical secrets away to the rest of the world for free?