Creative Commons allows makers and consumers to freely copy, alter or sample cultural creations as long as the
originator is properly credited Developed and advanced by Stanford University law Professor Lawrence Lessig, the
concept has won such high-profile supporters as the Beastie Boys, David Byrne, Brian Eno and the BBC
"I don't see Creative Commons as something I do because of the specific implications it would have on the Brazilian
developing countries, for Africa, Central and South
America, I think this possibility of being able to share to continue
scene," says Gil, who has licensed several of his songs for Creative Commons use. "It's universal, but especially for
to be creative in this cooperative way, is very important."
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