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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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--- ---
Creative Commons Legal Code
CC0 1.0 Universal CC0 1.0 Universal
CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT PROVIDE
LEGAL SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN
ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS PROVIDES THIS
INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. CREATIVE COMMONS MAKES NO WARRANTIES
REGARDING THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS
PROVIDED HEREUNDER, AND DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM
THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION OR WORKS PROVIDED
HEREUNDER.
Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose
The laws of most jurisdictions throughout the world automatically confer The laws of most jurisdictions throughout the world automatically confer
exclusive Copyright and Related Rights (defined below) upon the creator and exclusive Copyright and Related Rights (defined below) upon the creator
subsequent owner(s) (each and all, an "owner") of an original work of and subsequent owner(s) (each and all, an "owner") of an original work of
authorship and/or a database (each, a "Work"). authorship and/or a database (each, a "Work").
Certain owners wish to permanently relinquish those rights to a Work for the Certain owners wish to permanently relinquish those rights to a Work for
purpose of contributing to a commons of creative, cultural and scientific the purpose of contributing to a commons of creative, cultural and
works ("Commons") that the public can reliably and without fear of later scientific works ("Commons") that the public can reliably and without fear
claims of infringement build upon, modify, incorporate in other works, reuse of later claims of infringement build upon, modify, incorporate in other
and redistribute as freely as possible in any form whatsoever and for any works, reuse and redistribute as freely as possible in any form whatsoever
purposes, including without limitation commercial purposes. These owners may and for any purposes, including without limitation commercial purposes.
contribute to the Commons to promote the ideal of a free culture and the These owners may contribute to the Commons to promote the ideal of a free
further production of creative, cultural and scientific works, or to gain culture and the further production of creative, cultural and scientific
reputation or greater distribution for their Work in part through the use and works, or to gain reputation or greater distribution for their Work in
efforts of others. part through the use and efforts of others.
For these and/or other purposes and motivations, and without any expectation For these and/or other purposes and motivations, and without any
of additional consideration or compensation, the person associating CC0 with a expectation of additional consideration or compensation, the person
Work (the "Affirmer"), to the extent that he or she is an owner of Copyright associating CC0 with a Work (the "Affirmer"), to the extent that he or she
and Related Rights in the Work, voluntarily elects to apply CC0 to the Work is an owner of Copyright and Related Rights in the Work, voluntarily
and publicly distribute the Work under its terms, with knowledge of his or her elects to apply CC0 to the Work and publicly distribute the Work under its
Copyright and Related Rights in the Work and the meaning and intended legal terms, with knowledge of his or her Copyright and Related Rights in the
effect of CC0 on those rights. Work and the meaning and intended legal effect of CC0 on those rights.
1. Copyright and Related Rights. A Work made available under CC0 may be 1. Copyright and Related Rights. A Work made available under CC0 may be
protected by copyright and related or neighboring rights ("Copyright and protected by copyright and related or neighboring rights ("Copyright and
Related Rights"). Copyright and Related Rights include, but are not limited Related Rights"). Copyright and Related Rights include, but are not
to, the following: limited to, the following:
i. the right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, display, communicate, i. the right to reproduce, adapt, distribute, perform, display,
and translate a Work; communicate, and translate a Work;
ii. moral rights retained by the original author(s) and/or performer(s);
iii. publicity and privacy rights pertaining to a person's image or
likeness depicted in a Work;
iv. rights protecting against unfair competition in regards to a Work,
subject to the limitations in paragraph 4(a), below;
v. rights protecting the extraction, dissemination, use and reuse of data
in a Work;
vi. database rights (such as those arising under Directive 96/9/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal
protection of databases, and under any national implementation
thereof, including any amended or successor version of such
directive); and
vii. other similar, equivalent or corresponding rights throughout the
world based on applicable law or treaty, and any national
implementations thereof.
ii. moral rights retained by the original author(s) and/or performer(s); 2. Waiver. To the greatest extent permitted by, but not in contravention
of, applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully, permanently,
irrevocably and unconditionally waives, abandons, and surrenders all of
Affirmer's Copyright and Related Rights and associated claims and causes
of action, whether now known or unknown (including existing as well as
future claims and causes of action), in the Work (i) in all territories
worldwide, (ii) for the maximum duration provided by applicable law or
treaty (including future time extensions), (iii) in any current or future
medium and for any number of copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever,
including without limitation commercial, advertising or promotional
purposes (the "Waiver"). Affirmer makes the Waiver for the benefit of each
member of the public at large and to the detriment of Affirmer's heirs and
successors, fully intending that such Waiver shall not be subject to
revocation, rescission, cancellation, termination, or any other legal or
equitable action to disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the Work by the public
as contemplated by Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
iii. publicity and privacy rights pertaining to a person's image or likeness 3. Public License Fallback. Should any part of the Waiver for any reason
depicted in a Work; be judged legally invalid or ineffective under applicable law, then the
Waiver shall be preserved to the maximum extent permitted taking into
iv. rights protecting against unfair competition in regards to a Work, account Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose. In addition, to the
subject to the limitations in paragraph 4(a), below; extent the Waiver is so judged Affirmer hereby grants to each affected
person a royalty-free, non transferable, non sublicensable, non exclusive,
v. rights protecting the extraction, dissemination, use and reuse of data in irrevocable and unconditional license to exercise Affirmer's Copyright and
a Work; Related Rights in the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the
maximum duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including future
vi. database rights (such as those arising under Directive 96/9/EC of the time extensions), (iii) in any current or future medium and for any number
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal of copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without
protection of databases, and under any national implementation thereof, limitation commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the
including any amended or successor version of such directive); and "License"). The License shall be deemed effective as of the date CC0 was
applied by Affirmer to the Work. Should any part of the License for any
vii. other similar, equivalent or corresponding rights throughout the world reason be judged legally invalid or ineffective under applicable law, such
based on applicable law or treaty, and any national implementations thereof. partial invalidity or ineffectiveness shall not invalidate the remainder
of the License, and in such case Affirmer hereby affirms that he or she
2. Waiver. To the greatest extent permitted by, but not in contravention of, will not (i) exercise any of his or her remaining Copyright and Related
applicable law, Affirmer hereby overtly, fully, permanently, irrevocably and Rights in the Work or (ii) assert any associated claims and causes of
unconditionally waives, abandons, and surrenders all of Affirmer's Copyright action with respect to the Work, in either case contrary to Affirmer's
and Related Rights and associated claims and causes of action, whether now express Statement of Purpose.
known or unknown (including existing as well as future claims and causes of
action), in the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the maximum
duration provided by applicable law or treaty (including future time
extensions), (iii) in any current or future medium and for any number of
copies, and (iv) for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation
commercial, advertising or promotional purposes (the "Waiver"). Affirmer makes
the Waiver for the benefit of each member of the public at large and to the
detriment of Affirmer's heirs and successors, fully intending that such Waiver
shall not be subject to revocation, rescission, cancellation, termination, or
any other legal or equitable action to disrupt the quiet enjoyment of the Work
by the public as contemplated by Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
3. Public License Fallback. Should any part of the Waiver for any reason be
judged legally invalid or ineffective under applicable law, then the Waiver
shall be preserved to the maximum extent permitted taking into account
Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose. In addition, to the extent the Waiver
is so judged Affirmer hereby grants to each affected person a royalty-free,
non transferable, non sublicensable, non exclusive, irrevocable and
unconditional license to exercise Affirmer's Copyright and Related Rights in
the Work (i) in all territories worldwide, (ii) for the maximum duration
provided by applicable law or treaty (including future time extensions), (iii)
in any current or future medium and for any number of copies, and (iv) for any
purpose whatsoever, including without limitation commercial, advertising or
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
License for any reason be judged legally invalid or ineffective under
applicable law, such partial invalidity or ineffectiveness shall not
invalidate the remainder of the License, and in such case Affirmer hereby
affirms that he or she will not (i) exercise any of his or her remaining
Copyright and Related Rights in the Work or (ii) assert any associated claims
and causes of action with respect to the Work, in either case contrary to
Affirmer's express Statement of Purpose.
4. Limitations and Disclaimers. 4. Limitations and Disclaimers.
a. No trademark or patent rights held by Affirmer are waived, abandoned, a. No trademark or patent rights held by Affirmer are waived, abandoned,
surrendered, licensed or otherwise affected by this document. surrendered, licensed or otherwise affected by this document.
b. Affirmer offers the Work as-is and makes no representations or
b. Affirmer offers the Work as-is and makes no representations or warranties warranties of any kind concerning the Work, express, implied,
of any kind concerning the Work, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, statutory or otherwise, including without limitation warranties of
including without limitation warranties of title, merchantability, fitness title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non
for a particular purpose, non infringement, or the absence of latent or infringement, or the absence of latent or other defects, accuracy, or
other defects, accuracy, or the present or absence of errors, whether or not the present or absence of errors, whether or not discoverable, all to
discoverable, all to the greatest extent permissible under applicable law. the greatest extent permissible under applicable law.
c. Affirmer disclaims responsibility for clearing rights of other persons
c. Affirmer disclaims responsibility for clearing rights of other persons that may apply to the Work or any use thereof, including without
that may apply to the Work or any use thereof, including without limitation limitation any person's Copyright and Related Rights in the Work.
any person's Copyright and Related Rights in the Work. Further, Affirmer Further, Affirmer disclaims responsibility for obtaining any necessary
disclaims responsibility for obtaining any necessary consents, permissions consents, permissions or other rights required for any use of the
or other rights required for any use of the Work. Work.
d. Affirmer understands and acknowledges that Creative Commons is not a
d. Affirmer understands and acknowledges that Creative Commons is not a party to this document and has no duty or obligation with respect to
party to this document and has no duty or obligation with respect to this this CC0 or use of the Work.
CC0 or use of the Work.
For more information, please see
<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>

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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|