Creative Commons Fundraising Drive
Somehow I missed that the Creative Commons was running a fund raiser, and one of the reasons sounds ominous. From Lawrence Lessig’s blog:
and for the very uncool pressure we’re under from IRS regulations to demonstrate “public support” as a condition for keeping our (absolutely essential as in we can’t live with out it) tax exempt status. So please, anything helps. Lots of anything helps lots.
You can donate on the Creative Commons support page, and Six Apart will match your pledge. Initiatives like the Creative Commons will be the only weapon we have against a dark, corporate world of draconian copyright and merciless royalties once the public domain is abolished.