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CREATIVE COMMONS TO PORT LICENSES TO MALTA

Public discussion of adaptation of Creative Commons licenses to Malta  
to start in November 2005

San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, GERMANY — November 28, 2005 —  
Creative Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to building a body of  
creative work free to share and build upon, announced today that  
Malta is the latest country to join its global licensing project.

Creative Commons copyright licenses, which are available free of  
charge from the group’s website (http://creativecommons.org), allow  
authors and artists to mark their works as free to copy or transform  
under certain conditions—to declare “some rights reserved,” in  
contrast to the traditional “all rights reserved”—thereby enabling  
others to access a growing pool of raw materials without legal friction.

In an effort spearheaded by Project Leads Daniele Cop and Brian  
Restall of Project in Motion (PiM) Creative Commons Malta plans to  
adapt the copyright licenses for use under Maltese law and to build  
local engagement with and use of Creative Commons-licensed content.

This November, Creative Commons Malta will post their initial drafts  
on the Creative Commons website for public discussion—participation  
in which is open to all.
 About Project in Motion Ltd. (PiM)

Projects in Motion Ltd (PiM) was set up to provide the leadership and  
expertise required to boost Malta’s participation in a range of  
European programmes and initiatives. It addresses the need expressed  
by local SMEs for more specific information and assistance in  
promoting international cooperation and networking, and in offering  
services related to ICTs, management, research, training and  
dissemination activities.
PiM’s network of experts covers areas like ICT, education, health,  
law, as well as cultural, scientific, environmental, agricultural and  
socio-economic disciplines. Through its association with other  
organizations, PiM strives to overcome the existing high  
fragmentation of resources. It brings together local players to  
create knowledge-intensive, multi-stakeholder partnerships possessing  
the critical mass needed to achieve excellence. PiM therefore aims to  
facilitate the transformation of local SMEs into learning  
organisations set to reap the benefits of the knowledge economy.
For general information, visit http://www.pim.com.mt
About Creative Commons

A nonprofit corporation founded in 2001, Creative Commons promotes  
the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works—whether owned  
or in the public domain—by empowering authors and audiences. It is  
sustained by the generous support of the Center for the Public  
Domain, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the  
Omidyar Network Fund, and the Hewlett Foundation.

For general information, visit http://creativecommons.org/
 Contact

Christiane Asschenfeldt
Executive Director CC International
Creative Commons
christiane AT creativecommons.org

Mia Garlick
General Counsel & COO
Creative Commons
mia AT creativecommons.org

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