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[Nic Suzor <nic AT creativecommons.org.au>]

Hi everyone,

vibewire.net, an independent youth-run media portal that allows young  
people, Australia-wide, to publish articles on politics, media, arts,  
society and personal issue, officially launched creative commons  
licences as an option to their contributors.

the site, which uses a self-uploading page now gives contributors the  
option to use a drop down menu of cc licences or to use the cc  
licence generator when licensing their work.

Tom Dawkins, National Coordinator of VibeWire Youth Services who  
operate Vibewire.net said, "Vibewire strongly believes in creating  
more accessible ways for young Australians to both publish and access  
creative content. Incorporating CC licensing into the site fits very  
well with this philosophy."

"By clearing indicating on the site the legal rights the author  
wishes to reserve and those they are happy to relinquish we are  
promoting the dissemination of their content and ideas, which  
ultimately is what we exist to do," he said.

for the iCommons.au media release, please go to
http://creativecommons.org.au/vibewire_press

-- 
Nic Suzor
iCommons.au

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