This "license-free" text is a lot of needless confusion that will only serve to complicate anyone's life who needs to show this to a lawyer. The project could

This "license-free" text is a lot of needless confusion that will only serve to complicate anyone's life who needs to show this to a lawyer. The project could avoid the term "license free" and follow the guidelines for applying CC0 here for example: https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#How_do_I_apply_CC0_to_my_work.3F https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#How_do_I_apply... The CC0 dedication itself is available in summary form https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and full legal form https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode CC0's full legal form includes a "fallback license" in jurisdictions where public domain isn't permitted. A piece of software can be public domain (which does mean you don't need a license to use/modify/redistribute it), or it can have a permissive license, or a choice of multiple licenses. If "license free" means public domain, use the proper term, and use the suggested text from CC0 (written with a lawyer's help). If "license free" means there's a choice of licenses, then offer a choice of licenses. If something is not public domain, then "there is no license" normally means the default license, which is "all rights reserved" - everything is prohibited. For that reason, the term "license free" kind of implies the opposite of what this project intends. Don't reinvent the legal wheel... especially when the CC0 dedication is already the exact thing you want to say.