Scientifc American announces support for Creative Commons.

First time I've seen one of the "big journals" weigh in.

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Unfortunately, it'll be another week or so before the February issue of Sci-Am goes online, but I got mine in the mail Friday, just got around to reading it today.

In the "Perspectives" column for February, 2005:

...the framers of the Constitution always intended to provide owners of creative works with only limited monopolies, ensuring that the public gets the right to fashion new works from old.

...

The entertainment industry has been largely silent on the issue - its idea of innovation having been the launching of lawsuits against 10-year-olds to punish music pirating.

The one page article speaks glowingly of Lessig's Creative Commons movement.

Sci-Am is a major journal, with big influence. It's the first time I've seen such a publication weigh in on the issue.

Big kudos to their editors for taking a stand.