The libertarian conception is that groups of people can form hierarchical corporations that compete directly with individuals in the marketplace. The social anarchist conception is usually that people participate in anarchist cooperatives instead. It depends on the anarchist what that means in practice.
> Most right-wing libertarians and right-wing anarchists (allow me this even if you disagree with the phrase) are against copyright because it's nonsensical in their conception of what property is and how property rights work.
Yes, but what they are sorely missing in that argument - in my opinion - is that the problem with copyright is monopoly power; which is also what you get from an unregulated market of corporations. The somewhat regulated market that exists today is obviously dominated by corporations whose anticompetitive participation is predicated on their copyright moats.
> Many [left-leaning libertarians and social anarchists] indeed defend copyright.
Yes, and I'm at least as frustrated about that as with any other political group.
It's incredibly rare to hear copyright's role in our society even described, let alone criticized; even though that role is incredibly significant.
I think a principled libertarian would say that a corporation is nothing but a set of individuals who are working towards the same ends ;)
> It depends on the anarchist what that means in practice.
Does it ever. The gap between a social anarchist and an individualistic one is just as large as the gap between a socialist and a capitalist. Or at least, people argue as if it is :P
> which is also what you get from an unregulated market of corporations
A right leaning libertarian would argue that actual monopolies are rare and short lived, and can only be sustained by something like a state which can prevent competitors from entering the market and otherwise provide support through laws like copyright.
> It's incredibly rare to hear copyright's role in our society even described, let alone criticized; even though that role is incredibly significant.
Yep. It's one of the foundational pillars of our economy.