The licensing organization headed by Lawrence Lessig made its 2005 fundraising goal courtesy of a late-arriving check with a Redmond return address. Santa Gates came through to help out posted that Creative Commons needed to raise $225,000 by the end of 2005 or lose its tax-exempt status. Many individual and corporate contributors had made efforts to move Creative Commons out of the penumbra of the IRS shadow. Microsoft gave Creative Commons the same kind of last-second nudge that Reggie Bush gave Matt Leinart at the goal line at Notre Dame to win that tilt. Lessig you should return the money stating that you don't take money acquired by lying, cheating, and stealing. I believe that Gates uses the Rockefellers as his model for charitable giving: Give lots of "karma" boosting donations to improve your public image, no matter what your business practices are. hush money Email the author Del.icio.us") | Yahoo My Web David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.
Microsoft Donates $25K To Creative Commons
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