But it is not free to tell someone else what they can do with their lives. They do not allow it to be free in the libre sense, nor do they require it to be free in the gratis sense either. You can't change that perception. You can, however adapt to it. For some reason, the FSF refuse to do that.
Free software has no restrictions on it.
Furthermore, the notion that anyone has the right to force others to obey what they must do with their own artistic output is about as far from free as one can imagine. It's also highly immoral, because it removes the option of choice. No choice, no morality. The thing that chafes the honest people of this world is that it is deceptive to redefine a common word, which is what they've done. They didn't need to do this.