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Personally, I think the fact that we even have to talk about the suitability of Unlicense vs CC0 is evidence of how terribly stupid copyright law is. I wrote co
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Personally, I think the fact that we even have to talk about the suitability of Unlicense vs CC0 is evidence of how terribly stupid copyright law is. I wrote code, it isn't fancy or interesting and I make no money from it nor do I intend to, and I just want to let everyone know that I truly do not care at all what they do with it. Why is it so hard to let people know that they can use information in the natural way that information is used?
- kayodelycaon 5y agoIf you're in the US, you can release works into public domain by writing "This is public domain". In other countries, public domain doesn't exist and in order for someone to use a work, there needs to be legal proof that you have the right to use it. Hence the requirement for licenses. In a lot of ways, I prefer the latter approach because it puts the burden of proof on the copier, not the creator.
- lifthrasiir 5y agoNit: The public domain simply means a body of works that are outside of the copyright protection and thus exists for every country with the expiration of copyright, though it might not be named so. What those other countries actually lack is either the dedication to the public domain before the expiration or the inability to waive moral rights.
- recursive 5y agoI don't think this is a problem outside of corporate scenarios. If you just explain your position in plain human language, like you just did, then reasonable humans without a legal department will be able to comprehend it and act accordingly.