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

http://news.com.com/Creative+Commons+comes+to+Microsoft+Office/2100-1032_3-6086018.html?tag=nefd.top

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

http://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

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=137

Microsoft enables Creative COmmons licensing in Office

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=137

Office Add-in: Creative Commons Add-in for Microsoft Office

http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=35522

Microsoft and Creative Commons

http://mutednoise.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2074

Microsoft and Creative Commons

http://www.technorati.com/blogs/http://www.coolweblog.com/bilodeau

Microsoft to Offer CC License Option in Office Applications

http://biotic.blogspot.com/2006/06/microsoft-to-offer-cc-license-option.html

Creative Commons in Microsoft …

http://www.thefireofgenius.com/2006/06/21/creative-commons-in-microsoft/

Give me a (C)! Give me a (C)! What Have You Got? (CC)!

http://room404.net/eng/?p=59

Microsoft and Creative Commons

http://madisonian.net/archives/2006/06/21/microsoft-and-creative-commons/

Microsoft and Creative Commons partnership

http://andyspace.me.uk/node/519

Microsoft and Creative Commons partnership

http://andyspace.me.uk/node/519

Microsoft e Creative Commons rilasciano un add-in per Office per il licensing...

http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/lbarbieri/archive/2006/06/21/43254.aspx

Microsoft Office et licence Creative Commons :o)

http://www.cfm-guadalajara.net/dotclear//index.php?2006/06/21/1311-office-2007-et-creative-commons-o

Microsoft kooperiert mit Creative Commons

http://www.computerwoche.de/produkte_technik/software/577764/?ILC-RSSFEED&feed=577764%20rssnews

Licencia CC en documentos de MS Office

http://blog.lagateradigital.com/2006/06/21/licencia-cc-en-documentos-de-ms-office/