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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 Wittgenstein's ''Nachlass'' ([http://wab.uib.no/transform/wab.php?modus=opsjoner WAB]) and even scans of some of Wittgenstein's notes and manuscripts ([http://www.wittgensteinsource.org/ Wittgenstein Source]). However, those are mostly useful for researchers who need to dive deep into the "raw" | |||
== Copyright == | == Copyright == | ||
On 1 January 2021, all of Wittgenstein's work will enter the public domain in 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 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 make sure that a given work is in the public domain in your country before accessing it or downloading it. | 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 make sure that a given work is in the public domain in your country before accessing it or downloading it. | ||
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The following map may help you to determine the copyright status of a work in your country, although in many cases it is not sufficient alone. | The following map may help you to determine the copyright status of a work in your country, although in many cases it is not sufficient alone. | ||
[[File:World copyright-terms nokey.svg|600px|center|link=]] [[file:World copyright-terms key wide plain.svg|600px|center|link=]] | [[File:World copyright-terms nokey.svg|600px|center|link=]] [[file:World copyright-terms key wide plain.svg|600px|center|link=]] | ||
The [[Commons:Copyright rules by territory|Wikimedia Commons page on copyright rules by territory]] provides a more thorough guide to the subject. | The [[Commons:Copyright rules by territory|Wikimedia Commons page on copyright rules by territory]] provides a more thorough guide to the subject. | ||
If you are based in the United States, the specific [[Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States|Commons page]] and the [[Commons: | If you are based in the United States, the specific [[Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States|Commons page]] and the [[Commons:Hirtle chart|Hirtle Chart]] may be useful to you. | ||
== Further reading == | |||