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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 | 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 | 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 === | ||