Even though these works are free goods by definition and can be reproduced at minimal cost, the production of these works does require scarce resources, such as skilled labour.
They establish a right-to-know legal process by which requests may be made for government-held information, to be received freely or at minimal cost, barring standard exceptions.
He describes the violent enslavement of millions of impoverished women, children, and men who toil in the production of numerous products at minimal cost to the global market.