Who are Creative Commons's founders?

Hal Abelson (undated), Lawrence Lessig (undated) and Eric Eldred (undated), as the record asserts them on November 1, 2026.

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Creative Commons founder

As of November 1, 2026, Creative Commons's founders on the AsOf record are Hal Abelson, Lawrence Lessig and Eric Eldred, each a claim of its own with its date, from 2 sources in all. The record holds 3 claims on Creative Commons's founder, 3 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

founder: Hal Abelsonundated · 2 sources
founder: Lawrence Lessigundated · 2 sources
founder: Eric Eldredundated · 2 sources

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value	valid from	valid to	status	conf	sources	claim
Hal Abelson to present · conf 0.95 · 2 src for founder Hal Abelson	undated	present	valid	0.95	2 sources for founder Hal Abelson	clm_0B5A4CBD5E6A
Lawrence Lessig to present · conf 0.95 · 2 src for founder Lawrence Lessig	undated	present	valid	0.95	2 sources for founder Lawrence Lessig	clm_5D849E88DE9A
Eric Eldred to present · conf 0.95 · 2 src for founder Eric Eldred	undated	present	valid	0.95	2 sources for founder Eric Eldred	clm_63491862919A

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Who are Creative Commons's founders?: Hal Abelson (undated), Lawrence Lessig (undated) and Eric Eldred (undated), as the record asserts them on November 1, 2026.

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