Creative Commons in 20 words or less

Cory Doctorow 11:56 pm Wed Oct 20, 2004

Jason Fried from 37 Signals has launched a challenge to clearly describe Creative Commons's value-proposition in 20 words or less. Go help!

"Legally share your work without losing copyright protection…"

Free legal service for intellectual property creators looking to share.

Share your cake and keep it too

"Legally share your work without losing copyright protection."

Alternative to traditional copyrights that allows authors and artists to share their work and still protect the specific rights important to them.

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(Thanks, Jason!)

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