[License-discuss] Can copyrights be abandoned to the public domain?

Rick Moen rick at linuxmafia.com
Wed Aug 15 04:47:38 UTC 2012


Quoting Chris Travers (chris at metatrontech.com):

> I would assume that if you release anonymously and explicitly disclaim
> copyright, that the code can be effectively public domain. 

If you would trust the provenance of code like that, you're a braver man
than I am.

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