Sunday, May 6, 2007

CNN to release presidential debates under Creative Commons.

CNN announced this weekend that they will release presidential debates filmed by their channel under the Creative Commons (CC) license. “Due to the historical nature of presidential debates and the significance of these forums to the American public, CNN debate coverage will be made available without restrictions at the conclusion of each live debate.” CNN stated Saturday.

This is a great thing, this means that presidential debate footage will be available and free to use for all. Meaning it would be legal to upload on YouTube, or also on your own website. Releasing under a CC type license will allow for the free distribution of the debates, instead of the commercial ridden forms that MSNBC has released from the last debates.

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