Microsoft's Creative copyright move
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Software giant Microsoft said it will offer a free tool for Office users to embed Creative Commons copyright options in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
The unsupported tool permits content to be licensed from within the Office suite of applications.
Created in 2001 by Stanford Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, Creative Commons offers licenses enabling artists to retain a copyright but restrict distribution, such as whether a work can be used commercially or modified.
Although the software company has no plans to include the tool in Office 2007, Microsoft is monitoring customer interest, according to a spokesperson.