Fuck Copyright License
Version 1.0, 1st of September 2024
Copyright (C) 2024 Lachlan "skooch" Temple [email protected]
WARNING: WE'RE NOT YOUR DAMN LAWYERS. THIS ISN'T LEGAL ADVICE. WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS CRAP AS-IS, SO DON'T COME CRYING IF SHIT HITS THE FAN.
Most places have stupidly complex laws that automatically give the creator of stuff exclusive rights to their work. Some folks want to give up those rights, and have a petty attitude towards the legalese involved in that. Why? Maybe they want to contribute to some "commons" of creative shit that anyone can use, change, or sell without worrying about getting sued. Or maybe they just want to look cool and edgy. Who the fuck knows?
HOLD UP, IMPORTANT SHIT AHEAD: This license is about as legally solid as a house of cards in a hurricane. It hasn't been tested in any court, anywhere. If you're dealing with stuff where real legal consequences matter, don't use this license. Seriously. Go find a boring, lawyer-approved license instead, like the ones mentioned in the acknowledgements section. This is for shits and giggles, not for protecting your ass in court. You've been fucking warned.
Whoever uses this license (let's call them the "Fucker") is saying: "I own this shit, but I don't want to anymore. Go nuts with it." Here's what that means:
This covers a bunch of legal mumbo-jumbo like:
- Copying, changing, selling, performing, or translating the work
- Moral rights (whatever the fuck those are)
- Image rights
- Unfair competition stuff (with some limits, see section 4)
- Data extraction
- Database rights
- Any other similar bullshit anywhere in the world
The Fucker is waving goodbye to all those rights mentioned above. They're throwing them out the window, setting them on fire, and pissing on the ashes. This applies:
- Everywhere in the world
- For as long as the law allows (including any future extensions)
- For any fucking reason, including making money
If some legal eagle says this waiver doesn't work, here's plan B: The Fucker gives everyone a free, no-strings-attached license to do whatever the fuck they want with the work. It's like the waiver, but in lawyer-speak.
- This doesn't mess with trademarks or patents.
- The work is provided as-is. If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
- The Fucker isn't responsible for clearing anyone else's rights that might apply to the work.
- No one else is involved in this clusterfuck.
NOW GO FORTH AND DO WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU WANT WITH THIS WORK!!!!
This fucked-up license is inspired by two much more respectable documents:
- The "DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE" (WTFPL), which taught us the beauty of simplicity and profanity in legal documents.
- The Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 Universal license, which provided the boring but necessary legal framework we've liberally butchered here.
The WTFPL, while fantastically colourful, does not provide a warranty disclaimer or fallback license, which is a bit shitty. So by taking inspiration from clauses in the CC0, we hoped to fix these shortcomings.
We tip our hats to these pioneers of not giving a shit about copyright. May their spirit of freedom continue to infect the world.
You can find a copy of this license at https://github.com/skooch/fcl