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+'''The Wittgenstein Project is a multilingual website whose aim is to make available as many of Ludwig Wittgenstein's works as possible, free of charge and with a free license.'''
-'''The Wittgenstein Project is a multilingual website whose aim is to make available as many of Ludwig Wittgenstein's works as possible, free of charge and with a free license.'''
+Excellent academic resources exist which provide a transcription of the ''Nachlass'' ([http://wab.uib.no/transform/wab.php?modus=opsjoner WAB]) and even scans of some of Wittgenstein's handwritten notes and manuscripts ([http://www.wittgensteinsource.org/ Wittgenstein Source]). However, those are mostly helpful for researchers who need to dive deep into the "raw" Wittgenstein; conversely, they are little use for the general public, for students, or for anyone who would simply step into a bookshop to buy a copy of the ''Tractatus'' or the ''Philosophical investigation'', in the original or in translation.
-Excellent academic resources exist which provide a transcription of the ''Nachlass'' ([http://wab.uib.no/transform/wab.php?modus=opsjoner WAB]) and even scans of some of Wittgenstein's handwritten notes and manuscripts ([http://www.wittgensteinsource.org/ Wittgenstein Source]). However, those are mostly helpful for researchers who need to dive deep into the "raw" Wittgenstein; conversely, they are little use for the general public, for students, or for anyone who would step into a bookshop to buy a copy of the ''Tractatus'' or the ''Philosophical investigation'', in the original or in translation.
+The Wittgenstein Project provides complete, well-formatted, downloadable, free books in multiple languages. Our purpose is to remove the paywall that stands between the prospective reader and the text, as well as to make the text itself available to anyone who doesn't have a library in the vicinity or can't access it, for whatever reason. Our hope
-The Wittgenstein Project provides complete, well-formatted, easy-to-export, free texts in multiple languages. Our vision is that of removing the paywall between the researcher, at any level, and the text.
+Wittgenstein's originals, as well as some of the translations, are in the public domain (see [[#Copyright|Copyright]] below). The translations that were purpose-made for this site are available under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike].
 == Copyright ==
+=== Originals ===
+On 1 January 2021, all of Wittgenstein's work {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2021|will enter|entered}} the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years after the death of the author: this includes most of the European Union, Asia and Oceania, most of Latin American Countries and Canada. (The Wittgenstein Project is based in Italy.)
-On 1 January 2021, all of Wittgenstein's work {{#ifexpr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}<2021|will enter|entered}} the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years after the death of the author: this includes most of the European Union, Asia and Oceania, most of Latin American Countries and Canada. (The Wittgenstein Project is based in Italy.)
+In other Countries, including but not limited to the United States of America, the authour of a work having died more than 70 years ago is not a sufficient conditiond for determining its copyright status. It's your responsibility to comply with the laws of your country by making sure that a given work is in the public domain there before accessing it or downloading it. Please be aware that if the rights relating to the original text have not expired in your country, using a translation is not allowed either.
+When a work is in the public domain, it can be used, remixed, translated, distributed, sold with no restrictions and without having to ask for permission, although [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_rights some rights may still apply].
-In other Countries, including but not limited to the United States of America, the authour of a work having died more than 70 years ago is not a sufficient conditiond for determining its copyright status. It's your responsibility to comply with the laws of your country by making sure that a given work is in the public domain there before accessing it or downloading it.
+=== Translations ===
+Some of the translations available on this site are in the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years after the death of the author (see [[#Originals|§ Originals]] above). Most of them, however, have been made on purpose by the Wittgenstein Project: these are available under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike]: this means that they can be used, remixed, distributed free of charge, without having to ask for permission, even for commercial purposes, provided that 1) credit is given by indicating the name of the translator and the Wittgenstein Project (a link to the website is appreciated) and 2) if you change or build upon the material you distribute the derivative work under the same license as the original.
 === Resources ===