I agree FOSS is important and I generally prefer to support FOSS over closed source when possible. 

I also believe that there are companies who want to protect their secrets (and livelihood), but still contribute value to society via innovation that is eventually replicated by open source. 

Are you going as far to say that all IP protection is immoral? There is something somewhat dark about that extreme as well 

 basically yeah

pretty sure IP ends up being anti competitive and really just makes money for lawyers

could be wrong i suppose