Who were the founders of Creative Commons?
Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred
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Answer
Creative Commons was founded in 2001 by Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred with the support of Center for the Public Domain. These individuals recognized the need for a more flexible copyright model than the traditional "all rights reserved" model.
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