Development of Creative Commons licenses

[Mike Linksvayer <ml AT creativecommons.org>]

Yes, I've seen.  Sort of intended to comment on this in
http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7643 (CCIA also did the recent 
"fair use economy" study) but the post was already too long.

Michelle Thorne wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone was familiar with this copyright notice 
> drafted by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, the 
> Just Rights (TM) Statement <http://www.ccianet.org/ccia_copyright.html>. 
> Have there been similar notices in the past?
>
> */Just Rights/™ Statement*
>
> © 2007 Computer & Communications Industry Association
>
> We recognize that copyright law guarantees that you, as a member of the 
> public, have certain legal rights. You may copy, distribute, prepare 
> derivative works, reproduce, introduce into an electronic retrieval 
> system, perform, and transmit portions of this publication /provided 
> that/ such use constitutes "fair use 
> <http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=browse_usc&docid=Cite:+17USC107>" 
> under copyright law, or is otherwise permitted by applicable law.
>
> Permission to use our copyrighted works in a manner that exceeds fair 
> use or other uses permitted by law may be obtained or licensed from the 
> Computer & Communications Industry Association, 900 Seventeenth Street 
> NW, Eleventh Floor, Washington DC, 20006.
>
> No copyright is claimed as to any part of any original work of the 
> United States Government or its employees.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michelle
>
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