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CREATIVE COMMONS, WARNER BROS. RECORDS, AND MACHINE SHOP RECORDINGS  
ANNOUNCE FORT MINOR REMIX CONTEST AT CCMIXTER.ORG

San Francisco, USA & Los Angeles, USA – March 8, 2006

Creative Commons, along with Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop  
Recordings, today announced the Fort Minor Remix Contest. Fort Minor,  
the hip-hop project led by Linkin Park vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist  
Mike Shinoda, has made the digital files from the recording session  
of its song "Remember the Name" available online under a Creative  
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license. Under this license,  
producers, DJs, and remixers all over the world can easily and  
legally create new versions of the track.

Mike Shinoda will select one remix as the contest’s winner. The  
creator of the winning remix will be awarded a new Technics  
SL-1200MK5 turntable, courtesy of Warner Bros. Records and Machine  
Shop Recordings. The contest will be hosted at ccMixter.org from  
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 through Saturday, May 6, 2006.

To participate, entrants must download the separated audio elements  
of Fort Minor’s “Remember the Name” from ccMixter.org and produce a  
remix that incorporates the song’s vocal track. Entrants may, but are  
not required to, also use other elements from the original version of  
the song in their remixes. Producers must upload their remixes to  
ccMixter.org between March 22, 2006 and May 6, 2006. All entries must  
be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial  
license. Under this license, the public may legally make copies of,  
distribute, and create derivative works from the remixes – as long as  
the original authors are appropriately credited and the uses are not  
for commercial purposes.


About Fort Minor
Fort Minor is a hip-hop project fronted by Linkin Park’s Mike  
Shinoda. Fort Minor's debut album, The Rising Tied, was executive  
produced by Jay-Z and features Styles of Beyond, Common, John Legend,  
Black Thought of The Roots, and Holly Brook. For more information  
about Fort Minor and to hear the group’s music, visit the official  
Fort Minor Web site (http://fortminor.com/) and MySpace page (http:// 
myspace.com/fortminor).

About Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is the cornerstone of Warner Music Group's  
labels, covering a vast spectrum of musical genres through its  
subsidiaries Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records, and its  
divisions Warner Nashville, Warner Jazz, and Warner Christian. Over  
the years, they have earned a reputation as artist-friendly labels  
with a visionary approach to discovering and nurturing musical  
talent. The Warner Bros. Records Inc. catalogue includes such  
legendary artists as Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Tom  
Petty, Madonna, and Enya. It is also home to Faith Hill, Red Hot  
Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, R.E.M., Flaming Lips, Jaheim, Pat Metheny  
and many of the most exciting recording artists in the world. For  
more information about Warner Bros. Records, visit the label’s Web  
site (http://warnerbrosrecords.com/).

About Machine Shop Recordings
Machine Shop Recordings, a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records,  
specializes in discovering and supporting career artists. The company  
works with musicians such as Fort Minor, Holly Brook, No Warning, and  
Styles of Beyond. For more information about Machine Shop Recordings,  
visit the company’s Web site (http://machineshoprecordings.com/).

About Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that promotes the  
creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works – whether owned or  
in the public domain. Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible  
range of protections and freedoms that build upon the "all rights  
reserved" concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary "some  
rights reserved" approach. Creative Commons is sustained by the  
generous support of various foundations including the John D. and  
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Omidyar Network Fund, the  
Hewlett Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, as well as  
members of the public. For more information about Creative Commons,  
visit the organization’s Web site (http://creativecommons.org/).

Contact
Eric Steuer
Creative Director, Creative Commons
eric AT creativecommons.org

Press Kit
http://creativecommons.org/presskit