Nostr does not make data free; data wants to be free to begin with. It wanted to be free in the times of papyrus, parchment, paper and bits. Thats fine, im a pirate myself, thats not the point. I don't think walling data of is an illegitimate endeavor, be that on a personal level where we call it privacy, or on a business level where it is sold. The fact 'happy flow' systems exist where one party wants something in return for the data they provide and the other party is willing to oblige to receive it, is fine; if you ask me, the fact that the unavoidable reality is that data wants to be free and as a result piracy will occur, is a matter of IS, not OUGHT. Piracy for me has always been a path of less friction, but i don't really share your apparent moral presuppositions that it is some inherrent virtue (although at times it can be, depending...) Insofar the 'spirit' of Nostr is concerned, this system neither locks things into a particular relay, nor a particular client; it adheres to the commandment of interoperability and is therefor 'kosher'/'halal' or whatever. In the name of freedom of association, by self determined term and self determined means; amen.