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Springer is bringing Open Choice, its hybrid open access option, intoline with the fully open access journals published by BioMed Centraland SpringerOpen. As a result, all open access content at Springerwill be published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)license.In 2004, the hybrid open access option Open Choice was launched atSpringer with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license.Springer’s Open Choice option allows authors to publish their articleswith open access for the majority of Springer's subscription-basedjournals. The articles are immediately freely available for anyoneworldwide in exchange of paying an article processing charge. Thecopyright remains with the author.Bettina Goerner, Manager Open Access at Springer, says: “The positiveexperience with publishing fully open access journals under the CC-BYlicense at BioMed Central and SpringerOpen, led us to believe thatpermitting commercial use has benefits for our authors, editors,society partners and open access in general. We are pleased that ourOpen Choice option to publish open access meets the growing demand forliberal re-use rights.”Via LiblicenseThis is very welcome!