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== Copyright == | == Copyright == | ||
=== Originals === | === Originals === | ||
Wittgenstein's works are in the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years or fewer after the death of the author. They are therefore out of copyright in most of the European Union, the United Kingdom, most of Africa, Asia and Oceania, most Latin American Countries and Canada. (The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project is based in Italy.) | |||
In other Countries, including but not limited to the United States of America, the author of a work having been dead for more than 70 years is not a sufficient condition for determining its copyright status. It is 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. Please be aware that if the rights relating to the original text have not expired in your country, using a translation is not allowed either. | In other Countries, including but not limited to the United States of America, the author of a work having been dead for more than 70 years is not a sufficient condition for determining its copyright status. It is 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. Please be aware that if the rights relating to the original text have not expired in your country, using a translation is not allowed either. | ||
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=== Translations === | === Translations === | ||
Some of the translations available on this site are in the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years after the death of the author (see [[#Originals|§ Originals]] above). | Some of the translations available on this site are in the public domain in those countries where rights expire 70 years or fewer after the death of the author (see [[#Originals|§ Originals]] above). | ||
Most of them, however, have been made on purpose by The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project: these are available under <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution]</span> or <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike]</span>. This means that they can be used, remixed, distributed free of charge, without having to ask for permission, even for commercial purposes, provided that credit is given by indicating the name of the translator and The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project (a link to the website is appreciated); in the case of works released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike, it is also required that any derivative work be distributed under the same licence as the original. | Most of them, however, have been made on purpose by The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project: these are available under <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution]</span> or <span class="plainlinks">[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike]</span>. This means that they can be used, remixed, distributed free of charge, without having to ask for permission, even for commercial purposes, provided that credit is given by indicating the name of the translator and The Ludwig Wittgenstein Project (a link to the website is appreciated); in the case of works released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike, it is also required that any derivative work be distributed under the same licence as the original. | ||