Clay Shirky, prominent web thinker and investor, has released essays from his email newsletter NEC (Networks, Economics, and Culture) under a Creative Commons attribution license. Here’s how to subscribe to the list if you haven’t already.

Just in time for the new year, we’re pleased to announce the new Creative Commons Weblog and associated RSS feed.

“Net Gains,” by Carly Berwick.

“Online Power to the People is Expanding,” by Paul Andrews.

“Creative Commons Opening Today,” by Steven Wu.

“Creative Commons Unveils Machine-Readable Copyright Licenses.”

“The Screen Savers.”

“Groups Offer Hope During Tough Times,” by Paul Andrews.

“Creative Commons Launched.”

“For Creators, An Argument for Alienable Rights,” by D.C. Denison.