At present, lithium-ion battery technology is not yet practical for automotive use, though it's conceivable that at some time in future it might be. Suppose I were to patent the idea of powering a car using lithium-ion batteries. I doubt such a thing has been patented before, nor done before, so there wouldn't be any disqualifying prior art. Should that mean that in the event someone manages to make practical automotive lithium-ion cells I should be able to demand patent royalties when they're put in cars?
I agree that patents and copyrights are necessary, but the present system for administering them is severely broken. The patent office doesn't have any good way to discern what ideas are genuinely novel and non-obvious, versus those which would obviously become obvious should some possible technological advance occur.
If your idea is patented, then anyone that makes use of your idea should have made a search of the Patent Records and found out that their idea is not unique nor is it the first thought. Then they in truth would owe you license fees.
If you ever want to have some fun, look up and see who owns the patent on the concept of WINDOWS display. The idea of overlaying on a screen. (Hint it isn’t Bill Gates.)