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I'm not sure if this has been asked before so I apologize in advance, but is there anything wrong with releasing projects as public domain? Then I would think t
by jakerocheleau 14y ago
I'm not sure if this has been asked before so I apologize in advance, but is there anything wrong with releasing projects as public domain? Then I would think there is no need for licensing at all.
- nmcfarl 14y agoIn the US there is no way to release it works into the public domain (unless you work for the US Government). If you wanted to be free-er than "all rights reserved" you must give it a license that says that. Without a explicit license all new works are automatically assumed copyrighted by their owner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain_in_the_United_Sta...
- zimbatm 14y agoIn short it's not always clear that you can voluntarily abandon copyright in every countries that follow the Berne convention. It's safer to grant a liberal license.
- fhars 14y agoThe only problem with that is that in most jurisdictions the only way to release something into the public domain is to have died seventy years ago.