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CREATIVE COMMONS ADDS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS

San Francisco, USA — March 30, 2006

Creative Commons is pleased to announce the addition of two new  
members to its Board of Directors — Jimmy Wales and Laurie Racine.

Jimmy Wales is the founder and President of the Wikimedia Foundation,  
the non-profit corporation which operates Wikipedia, the volunteer- 
created, multi-lingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia, in  
addition to the co-founder and chairman of Wikia, Inc., the for- 
profit corporation which operates Wikia.com, a broader set of  
collaborative communities.

Laurie Racine works with for-profits and not for profit enterprises  
that are concerned with the future of creativity in the digital age.   
She was President of the Center for the Public Domain and is Chair  
and co-founder of Public Knowledge.

Lawrence Lessig, Creative Commons’ CEO & Chairman of the Board said  
“Jimmy brings to Creative Commons his in-depth knowledge about the  
issues arising from collaborative, freely licensed projects and  
Laurie brings her extensive managerial experience in the creative and  
technology communities.  Both are valuable complements that enhance  
the existing expertise of the Creative Commons’ Board members.”

About Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 2001,  
that promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and artistic works— 
whether owned or in the public domain. Creative Commons licences  
provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors,  
artists, and educators that build upon the "all rights reserved"  
concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary "some rights  
reserved" approach. It 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 general  
information, visit http://creativecommons.org

Contact

Mia Garlick
General Counsel
Creative Commons
mia AT creativecommons.org

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