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I'd argue any restriction on free flow of information is anti-capitalist. Copyright is actually antithetical to property rights, in that it restricts what a per

I'd argue any restriction on free flow of information is anti-capitalist. Copyright is actually antithetical to property rights, in that it restricts what a person can do with physical goods that they own: I buy paper and toner. Now you're telling me that restricting what configurations of that toner and paper are allowed is pro-property rights? Do I really own the paper and toner if I can't configure them in any way I wish?

andy99 2y ago
Agreed, certainly from the perspective of free market limited government intervention capitalism, government enforced restrictions on imaginary property are inconsistent. I'd agree that on the colloquial use of capitalism to mean more just naked profit seeking, I think it is consistent to want the government to lend you it's police etc for free to protect profits and prevent competition.