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CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES OFFERED IN DENMARK

San Francisco, USA, Berlin, GERMANY – June 12, 2006 -

Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that provides a flexible  
copyright licenses for authors and artists, unveiled a localized  
version of its innovative licensing system in Denmark on Saturday.

Creative Commons copyright licenses are available free of charge from  
the group’s website (http://creativecommons.org).The licenses 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 creative materials without legal  
friction.
Staff at Creative Commons’ offices in San Francisco and Berlin worked  
with
Project Leads Thomas Riis and Jan Trzaskowski to adapt the standardized
licenses to Danish law. Creative Commons Denmark are supported by the
Law Department of Copenhagen Business School.

On June 10, the Danish versions of the Creative Commons licenses were
launched in Copenhagen at a ceremony held in Politikens Foredragssal. At
the event, hosted by Copenhagen Business School, Professor Lawrence
Lessig (Chairman and CEO of Creative Commons) gave the keynote
address. The ceremony was sponsored by Copenhagen Business School,  
Bender
von Haller Dragsted law firm (www.bvhd.dk) and IBM Denmark (www.ibm.dk).

Says Dr. Thomas Riis, “The Creative Commons licenses will benefit the
cultural life in Denmark. Creators and users of everything from music,
weblogs and homepages to paintings and books will profit from the
licenses.” Dr. Jan Trzaskowski adds that “the licenses make it much  
easier
and faster to exchange creative works, which falls perfectly in line  
with
the vibrant cultural life in today's Denmark”.

About Copenhagen Business School

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) has around 14,000 students and an  
annual intake of around 1,000 exchange students. With this number of  
students as well as around 400 full-time researchers and around 500  
administrative employees,
CBS is the one of the 3 largest business schools in Northern Europe. The
Law Department's aim is to maintain, develop and present research of a
high standard within the field of commercial law. Commercial law is
subject to research together with other faculty activities. For  
general information, visit http://www.cbs.dk

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

Christiane Henckel von Donnersmarck
Executive Director, Creative Commons International, Creative Commons
christiane AT creativecommons.org

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