Creative Commons, India was formally launched on 26 January 2007, at IIT Bombay. Creative Commons (CC) is an alternative copyright licensing system that reserves some
rights and waives other rights in favour of the user as opposed to copyright which seeks to reserve all rights by the author.

There were a series of events to mark this significant occasion. There was a formal launch event on 26 January and two parallel workshops conducted on 26-27 January. There was also a stall that provided literature by Creative Commons, India, Creativedot.linux and Novell. Creative Commons, India license is now ready and available for use (creativecommons. org/license).

The well attended formal launch on 26 January had the following speakers: Prof Ashok Misra (Director), Mr Joichi Ito (Chairman, CC), Dr Catharina Maracke (Global Coordinator, CC), Prof Deepak Phatak (KReSIT), Mr Nandu Pradhan (President, Red Hat India), Mr Anurag Kashyap (Film maker), Lawrence Liang (Legal Lead, CC, India) and Shishir K Jha (Project Lead, CC, India). Prof Misra gave a brief welcome address. Mr Joichi provided an excellent view of the various dimensions of Creative Commons initiative. He particularly emphasized the radical opportunities presented by the internet and how the creative community has seized such an opportunity. Dr Catharina provided a view of the CC legal licenses.
Prof Phatak spoke out the ongoing work at IIT Bombay that both converges and intersects with Creative Commons. Mr Anurag spoke about the importance of having access to resources for those working in creative areas such as film and documentary making. Lawrence and Shishir provided views about the significance of Creative Commons for India and its importance for the educational community at large.