Michael W. Carroll

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Michael W. Carroll
Michael W. Carroll, by Joi Ito
Nationality	American
Occupation	Professor of law
Known for	Creative Commons
Academic background
Education	University of Chicago, A.B. Georgetown University, J.D.
Academic work
Institutions	American University Washington College of Law
Main interests	Intellectual property law electronic commerce cyberlaw

Michael W. Carroll is a law professor and director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University's Washington College of Law.^[1][2] Carroll is one of the founding Board Members of Creative Commons, a not-for-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to legally build upon and share.^[1] He also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Library of Science PLOS and served on the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Research Data and Information from 2008 to 2013.