The situation gets more nebulous with respect to modern patentable and copyrightable things. If software patents weren’t so big, for example, would the world still be cramful of Microsoft mediocrity with its un-updated botnets, or would a robust mix of interoperable operating systems rule and virus writers be wringing their hands in despair while cyber crime fighters rejoiced? The patent and copyright systems serve a legitimate use, but anything made by man can be pushed to the point of harm.
In Matthew 25:14-30, particularly 25:28, does the good master promote equality by making the servant who has ten talents give some to the servant who only has one? Or does the good master in fact promote inequality by allocating resources to the more productive servants?