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Why free for commercial use?

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Melies color Voyage dans la lune, by Georges Méliès, Public Domain.

A-list blogger and CC board member Joi Ito has posted a thoughtful mini essay on why he uses a license that allows commercial use for his blog. He also writes about the decision of whether or not to use a license with the ShareAlike provision.

Of course you can always make your own choice via the Creative Commons website.

Posted 28 June 2004