Over on
his blog Lawrence Lessig, chairman of the
Creative Commons board of
directors, writes, "At 12:30pm, an envelope from Redmond appeared at the Creative Commons office. Inside,
a check for $25,000. From Microsoft." The check, which
arrived on December 30, put the organization well over their $225,000 fundraising goal for 2005. Though $25,000 is
pocket change to Microsoft, it's still an interesting move. Is it truly a gesture of good will, or is Redmond trying to
gain influence with Creative Commons?
Tags: creative commons, CreativeCommons, donation, fund drive, fundraiser, microsoft
