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''Über Gewißheit'' was first published in a traditional book form in the United Kingdom as ''Über Gewißheit'', edited by G.E.M. Anscombe and G.H. von Wright, Blackwell, Oxford 1969.
''Über Gewißheit'' was first published in a traditional book form in the United Kingdom as ''Über Gewißheit'', edited by G.E.M. Anscombe and G.H. von Wright, Blackwell, Oxford 1969.


If this were to count as the first edition, its country of origin would be the United Kingdom. This work is in the public domain there because copyright on posthumously published literary works that were created before 1989 and first published less than 20 years after the author’s death copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death, and the author died before 1952. It is also in the public domain in Italy, because the copyright term for literary works there is 70 years P.M.A. and the author died before 1952.
If this were to count as the first edition, its country of origin would be the United Kingdom. This work is in the public domain there because copyright on posthumously published literary works that were created before 1989 and first published less than 20 years after the author’s death expires 70 years after the author’s death, and the author died before 1952. It is also in the public domain in Italy, because the copyright term for literary works there is 70 years P.M.A. and the author died before 1952.


However, Ms-172, Ms-173, Ms-174, Ms-175, and Ms-176, in which Wittgenstein’s remarks on certainty are contained and from which the 1969 edition was compiled, had previously appeared in the Cornell edition (see [[Private:The copyright status of Wittgenstein's works#Bemerkungen über die Farben|§ ''Bemerkungen über die Farben'']]). ''Über Gewißheit'' must therefore be considered to have the US as its country of origin and it is in the public domain there because it was published without complying with the formalities that were necessary at the time.
However, Ms-172, Ms-173, Ms-174, Ms-175, and Ms-176, in which Wittgenstein’s remarks on certainty are contained and from which the 1969 edition was compiled, had previously appeared in the Cornell edition (see [[Private:The copyright status of Wittgenstein's works#Bemerkungen über die Farben|§ ''Bemerkungen über die Farben'']]). ''Über Gewißheit'' must therefore be considered to have the US as its country of origin and it is in the public domain there because it was published without complying with the formalities that were necessary at the time.