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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > concept and topic overviews > alternative media > creative commons
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > alternative media > creative commons
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > concept and topic overviews > creative commons
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > information policy activism > creative commons

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creative commons  

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  • Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 to promote an expansion of copyright law to allow greater access, use, and repurposing of creative works. Free culture advocate Lawrence Lessig is among the organization's founders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; Creative Commons]

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