Of course, several existing, large software manufacturers want to forbid you from using your own property. They cannot win in a free market, so they attack in other ways. In the United States, for example, we see newly proposed laws to take away your freedom. The right to redistribute, so long as it is defended and upheld, means that software is sold in a competitive, free market. This has several consequences.
Low price is a consequence.
This helps consumers. But first and foremost, these legal and economic rights lead to collaboration, one of themes of this conference. This outcome is contrary to many people's expectations. Few expect that in a competitive, free market, every producer will become more collaborative and that there will be no visible or felt competition among competing businessmen. The more competitive a market, the more cooperation you see.