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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 and want 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 and want to buy a copy of the ''Tractatus'' or the ''Philosophical investigation'', in the original or in translation.


The Wittgenstein Project provides complete, well-formatted, easy-to-export, free texts in multiple language. Our vision is that of removing the paywall between the researcher, at any level, and the text.
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.


== Copyright ==
== Copyright ==


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.)
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 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 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.


=== Resources ===
=== Resources ===