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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many of you may be aware of this:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> In harmony with the GNU/Linux philosophy of making software free
and<BR>> shareable, the USA Creative Commons project came up with
licenses<BR>> for allowing artistic works to be copied, shared, and
modified.<BR>> Unfortunately, the wording of those licenses is necessarily
specific<BR>> to USA law, and they don't quite work in Canada (or other
countries).<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, the "Canadian port" of the legal work is now
complete, and there is therefore a "free" (as in beer) licence for creative
works valid in Canadian law. The "launch party" is happening in a couple of
weeks time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.cippic.ca/en/projects-cases/icommons-canada/">http://www.cippic.ca/en/projects-cases/icommons-canada/</A></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would anyone have any objection to my sending an
"official note of congratulations from the Sussex Linux Users Group" on our
behalf?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If so, I'll post a draft here first.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think it's important that we recognise this kind
of initiative "as a group" as well as as individuals...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>