Unfortunately it is more difficult to release works into the public domain than The Unlicense addresses. The Unlicense is likely sufficient for all foreseen cases in countries except Germany and France (to my knowledge), but CC0 is written beautifully with a double-fallback to completely waiver all rights in all jurisdictions.
Unfortunately it is more difficult to release works into the public domain than The Unlicense addresses. The Unlicense is likely sufficient for all foreseen cases in countries except Germany and France (to my knowledge), but CC0 is written beautifully with a double-fallback to completely waiver all rights in all jurisdictions.
Here are some analyses:
- https://creativecommons.org/2011/04/15/using-cc0-for-public-... Why this is okay to use for software.
- https://rd-alliance.org/sites/default/files/cc0-analysis-kre... concludes that it is sufficient in German law.
- https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#PublicDomain It is recommended by the FSF as a prefered method for releasing source code into the public domain.