No, this is not from "The Onion," it's for real. Do a double-take, and read:
"Software giant Microsoft said it will offer a free tool for Office users to embed Creative Commons copyright options in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. The unsupported tool permits content to be licensed from within the Office suite of applications. Created in 2001 by Stanford Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, Creative Commons offers licenses enabling artists to retain a copyright but restrict distribution, such as whether a work can be used commercially or modified." <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/26/arts/26crea.html?_r=1&oref=slogin>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/26/arts/26crea.html?_r=1&oref=slogin See also: ><http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3615131>http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3615131 > >http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts-commons/tales_3668.jsp And: >"In a world where copyright often runs amok like a hyperactive >eight-year-old who has just ingested a giant bag of M&Ms, Creative >Commons reclines coolly on a beach chair, sipping a lemonade. The >licensing tool gives copyright holders a high degree of flexibility >over how their works are used and licensed once they are released." ><http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060621-7099.html>http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060621-7099.html And now for something totally different: ><http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/22/microsoft_creative_commons/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/22/microsoft_creative_commons/ Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Tel +972-2-670-8874 Fax +972-2-670-8064
