Creative Commons licenses are used all over the world. Your article assumes however that it would take a government decision to use it. These licenses are voluntary, it would defeat the purpose if the Qatar government mandated their use. I'd be interested to find out if any country has legislation relating to Creative Commons licenses - I'd guess big business and their money would have something to say about it's adoption.

The whole point is to create flexibility according to the needs of the writer and the consumer. It doesn't take government to mandate that, it takes voluntary cooperation. Even mandated laws depend upon cooperation for their enforcement.

I'd suggest the government only needs to be involved when there is the possibility of infringement of patent laws or other commercial losses.

In many ways, Creative Commons licenses are only useful for education and the arts. Science and business need more protection, thus there are patent laws to serve those needs.

If creators are happy giving away their content and having their creative energy recognized via a Creative Commons license, go to it!

btw: i tried to post this in your blog, but had many scripting errors on your side.