IMHO claiming that a multi-faceted word like &quot;freedom&quot; is &quot;trade-marked&quot; to only mean one specific kind of freedom is a sure way to provoke misunderstandings and conflicts. Especially since it is generally seen as a good thing, so claiming other people don&#x27;t respect it (because they mean something different when they use it) is going to piss them off.<p>See: every discussion of GPL and &quot;freedom&quot; in a public forum ever. One might think everybody is sick of these arguments already, especially since they are so predictable, but apparently it always stings some people enough.