Microsoft and non-profit licensing organization Creative Commons said Wednesday that they had struck a deal to allow Office users to add the group’s licensing to their documents. Although the two companies have worked together in the past, this latest agreement is the most significant project to date. Such a deal could catapult Creative Commons from a fairly small user base to much wider acceptance as a method for protecting one’s work. Microsoft estimates that there are some 400 million Office users worldwide.
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