Do I need license to release the Python version of old BASIC games?

[Laura Creighton]

In a message of Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:23:54 -0600, Michael Torrie writes:
>>From some brief research, it appears there is some question about the
>ability to declare something to be in the public domain, but it is by no
>means a sure thing and lots of people feel it's just fine to declare
>something to be in the public domain.  What his heirs try to assert is
>probably not his concern nor would I worry about it.  This is wandering
>in the weeds in typical python-list style!

No the worry about his heirs is something that the users of his code
have to worry about.  i.e. a teacher who wants to use it but needs
to get permission from the school.  The school may have a blanket
'no copyright, no use' policy, just to protect them from the
possible claims of heirs.

Laura