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For each work, the copyright status in the country of origin and in Italy will be described and explained.<ref>In the paragraphs below, when a country’s copyright term is mentioned for the first time, the relevant intellectual property law is cited—except in the case of the US, where the reference is to a secondary source. Each of the cited laws is listed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as the main IP law enacted by the relevant legislature.</ref> What is written about Italy can be considered to be valid, to some extent, for all countries where, as a general rule, copyright expires 70 years or fewer P.M.A.; however, since local exceptions may exist, generalisations should be made, so to speak, at one’s own risk. Occasionally, the copyright status in the United States will be discussed, as the US, despite not playing any special role from the point of view of the Ludwig Wittgenstein Project, are certainly, to this day, the centre of gravity of the web.
For each work, the copyright status in the country of origin and in Italy will be described and explained.<ref>In the paragraphs below, when a country’s copyright term is mentioned for the first time, the relevant intellectual property law is cited—except in the case of the US, where the reference is to a secondary source. Each of the cited laws is listed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as the main IP law enacted by the relevant legislature.</ref> What is written about Italy can be considered to be valid, to some extent, for all countries where, as a general rule, copyright expires 70 years or fewer P.M.A.; however, since local exceptions may exist, generalisations should be made, so to speak, at one’s own risk. Occasionally, the copyright status in the United States will be discussed, as the US, despite not playing any special role from the point of view of the Ludwig Wittgenstein Project, are certainly, to this day, the centre of gravity of the web.


The information is valid and up to date as of July 2022. Copyrights that are still standing will gradually expire in the coming years and decades.
The information is valid and up to date as of December 2022. Copyrights that are still standing will gradually expire in the coming years and decades.


=== Review of P. Coffey, “The Science of Logic” ===
=== Review of P. Coffey, “The Science of Logic” ===