It's important to remember that copyright in and of itself is an antifreemarket creation. More specifically, it is a government granted monopoly (about as anti

It's important to remember that copyright in and of itself is an antifreemarket creation. More specifically, it is a government granted monopoly (about as antifreemarket as you can get). I agree that the idea of compulsory licensing rubs me the wrong way, but pretending that we're actually operating in a freemarket is dangerous too.