No warranty disclaimer & limitation of liability? Uh. No thanks.
There are quite a few legal arguments that could indicate freely distributed software falls under article 2 of the UCC, which imposes implied warranties. This is why well-known licenses explicitly state that they have no warranty & limited liability:
All of these licenses & public domain releases are designed to protect against claims under the UCC and similar laws around the world.
This is all a tricky area - even the big licenses can get it wrong. One IP expert argues that software under the GPL comes with a warranty of noninfringement because it doesn’t effectively disclaim it.
This is why I hate these “novelty licenses” with a passion. If lawyers can point out flaws in the GPL, what hope does your license have? There’s no reason to use this, or Crockford’s “do no evil JSON license”, or the WTFPL. Use a well-vetted license to protect yourself & your users.
No warranty disclaimer & limitation of liability? Uh. No thanks.
There are quite a few legal arguments that could indicate freely distributed software falls under article 2 of the UCC, which imposes implied warranties. This is why well-known licenses explicitly state that they have no warranty & limited liability:
All of these licenses & public domain releases are designed to protect against claims under the UCC and similar laws around the world.
This is all a tricky area - even the big licenses can get it wrong. One IP expert argues that software under the GPL comes with a warranty of noninfringement because it doesn’t effectively disclaim it.
This is why I hate these “novelty licenses” with a passion. If lawyers can point out flaws in the GPL, what hope does your license have? There’s no reason to use this, or Crockford’s “do no evil JSON license”, or the WTFPL. Use a well-vetted license to protect yourself & your users.
But following on twitter is encouraged.
Weird.