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title: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal title: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
spdx-id: CC0-1.0 spdx-id: CC0-1.0
redirect_from: /licenses/cc0/ redirect_from: /licenses/cc0/
hidden: false
description: The <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication</a> waives copyright interest in a work you've created and dedicates it to the world-wide public domain. Use CC0 to opt out of copyright entirely and ensure your work has the widest reach. As with the Unlicense and typical software licenses, CC0 disclaims warranties. CC0 is very similar to the Unlicense. description: The <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication</a> waives copyright interest in a work you've created and dedicates it to the world-wide public domain. Use CC0 to opt out of copyright entirely and ensure your work has the widest reach. As with the Unlicense and typical software licenses, CC0 disclaims warranties. CC0 is very similar to the Unlicense.
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promotional purposes (the "License"). The License shall be deemed effective as
of the date CC0 was applied by Affirmer to the Work. Should any part of the
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apache-2.0 apache-2.0
bsd-2-clause bsd-2-clause
bsd-3-clause bsd-3-clause
cc0-1.0
epl-2.0 epl-2.0
gpl-2.0 gpl-2.0
gpl-3.0 gpl-3.0
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].freeze ].freeze
it 'has the expected number of shown licenses' do it 'has the expected number of shown licenses' do
expect(shown_licenses.count).to eql(12) expect(shown_licenses.count).to eql(13)
end end
shown_licenses.each do |license| shown_licenses.each do |license|