So, a couple of questions.

1. Has anybody done this (assign, for example, a creative commons license as opposed to assign copyright to the journal)? If so, which Journals? How do you do it (strike out the copyright text the journal provides you and replace it with other text)?

2. Why the 'creative commons license'? What's the benefit of this compared to other options? What are the other licensing options? Do I need my institution to agree to the licensing agreements I'm entering?

Thanks for starting these important discussion topics!