The Unlicense
Dedicates work to public domain with no restrictions
PermissivePopularity: 15%
โ Permissions
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Commercial use
The licensed material and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes.
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Modification
The licensed material may be modified.
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Distribution
The licensed material may be distributed.
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Private use
The licensed material may be used and modified in private.
โ Conditions
โ Limitations
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Liability
This license includes a limitation of liability.
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Warranty
This license explicitly states that it does not provide any warranty.
License Description
The Unlicense dedicates the work completely to the public domain, waiving all copyrights, allowing users to do anything without needing to retain copyright notices.
Use Cases
Suitable for small tools, example code, tutorial code, etc., where you want to completely waive copyright.
Considerations
- โ ๏ธCompletely waives copyright
- โ ๏ธNo need to retain any notices
- โ ๏ธProvides no protection
- โ ๏ธMay be invalid in some jurisdictions
Notable Projects
SQLite
youtube-dl
json.org
stb libraries