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For those who don't speak creative commons, that means they've put this in the public domain*, and are revoking their copyright. Others can use anything, even i
by lelandfe 4y ago
For those who don't speak creative commons, that means they've put this in the public domain*, and are revoking their copyright. Others can use anything, even in commercial products, and without attribution.
* As much as possible, anyway. Patents, trademarks, etc. are not affected.
- Semaphor 4y agoCC0 has the advantage over public domain, that it’s mostly public domain even in countries without public domain, like Germany. My (IANAL) understanding is that if you release something as public domain (but not CC0), it’s still covered by full copyright in Germany.