Creative Commons

I really really like the idea of having something like Creative Commons available to the general public.  I don't know how many times I have used images off the internet and have not known whether what I was doing was technically legal.  I feel as though this idea of creating some new standards for the use of certain logos and graphics, information, quotes, and what have you for academic purposes and furthering one's education seem completely ethical and logical.  With the internet highway exploding, it seems silly NOT to have something like this available for the average Joe or Jane.