How about the CC0 license? I think it's designed for these sorts of things (you want to make something public domain even if you're not allowed to) - https://creativecommons.org/about/cc0/
---- On Fri, 01 Apr 2016 00:05:30 +0100 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps at bsd.lv> wrote ---- >> As for public domain, I'm happy to put the sources under a similar >> license. I can't speak for the voodoo of the public domain and the EU >> (or is it country-by-country?), however. > > From an English translation I found of the Latvian law includes moral > rights and is closer to the droit d'auteur than copyright. So it seems > difficult to place your work in the public domain. > > I would advise you to contact the FSF, FSFE Legal or SFLC in this matter > if you want a general advice without legal fees. This entire topic as > been discussed in context of Wikimedia's projects, especially Wikipedia > and Wikimedia Commons, and CC0, so you might find information about > Latvia there. Matthias-Christian, I'm afraid I can't say anything useful about licenses, but in searching around, it appears that you're correct[1].
