Creative Commons Plug-in for Office
Today Microsoft and the Creative Commons jointly announced the availability of a plug-in for Office that allows Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, and Powerpoint slide decks to dynamically insert a CC license.
I've watched the Creative Commons for years and have had the pleasure of a number of interactions with Larry Lessig. I think the work they are doing is important and is helping people to really think through what the issues around copyright are. The are long-term implications of how ideas are shared given the balance between property rights enabling potential economic gain and the societal benefits of that same property.
Given the reach of Microsoft Office, and the number of people creating works from those applications, I think this is a really good thing.
There are many people waxing poetic on this topic today. Here are a few:
Creative Commons comes to Microsoft Office
By Martin LaMonica
June 20, 2006
Microsoft, Lessig launch new copyright tool
Tool lets Microsoft Office users create Creative Commons licenses within documents
By Elizabeth Montalbano
June 21, 2006
Add Creative Commons copyright info to Office docos
By Stuart Corner
June 21, 2006
https://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/4714/127/
BLOGS
ZDNet UK (blog)
Microsoft enables Creative COmmons licensing in Office
Posted by Marc Orchant
June 21, 2006
https://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=137
Microsoft enables Creative COmmons licensing in Office
https://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=137
Office Add-in: Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office
https://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=35522
Microsoft and Creative Commons
https://mutednoise.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2074
Microsoft and Creative Commons
https://www.technorati.com/blogs/https://www.coolweblog.com/bilodeau
Microsoft to Offer CC License Option in Office Applications
https://biotic.blogspot.com/2006/06/microsoft-to-offer-cc-license-option.html
Creative Commons in Microsoft …
https://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/21/creative-commons-in-microsoft/
Give me a (C)! Give me a (C)! What Have You Got? (CC)!
Microsoft and Creative Commons
https://madisonian.net/archives/2006/06/21/microsoft-and-creative-commons/
Microsoft and Creative Commons partnership
https://andyspace.me.uk/node/519
Microsoft and Creative Commons partnership
https://andyspace.me.uk/node/519
Microsoft e Creative Commons rilasciano un add-in per Office per il licensing...
https://blogs.ugidotnet.org/lbarbieri/archive/2006/06/21/43254.aspx
Microsoft Office et licence Creative Commons :o)
Microsoft kooperiert mit Creative Commons
https://www.computerwoche.de/produkte_technik/software/577764/?ILC-RSSFEED&feed=577764%20rssnews
Licencia CC en documentos de MS Office
https://blog.lagateradigital.com/2006/06/21/licencia-cc-en-documentos-de-ms-office/