Wittgenstein Source: Rights

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Wittgenstein Source supports a fully open access policy. The readers are encouraged to freely browse, search, download and share all the materials available. A Wittgenstein enthusiast can store all the materials on his hard disk, a scholar can quote them in one of his publications and a teacher can assemble anthologies and distribute them to his students in digital or printed form.

When sharing and reusing the material it is imperative to always refer to the sources following citation conventions for online materials (e.g. the Chicago Manual of Style) that must always include the correct URL. None of the materials in Wittgenstein Source may be used for commercial purposes in any form or way, i.e. you may not sell, distribute, or publish any of the Wittgenstein Source content for the purposes of financial gain. If you wish to do so, you will first have to obtain permission from the right holders. For information, contact Wittgenstein Source.

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Wittgenstein Source Bergen Facsimile Edition (BFE) and Wittgenstein Source Bergen Text Edition (BTE)

The facsimiles of BFE originate from "Wittgenstein's Nachlass: The Bergen Electronic Edition" (OUP 2000). Reproduced by permission of The Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge; Bertrand Russell Archives, Ontario (Ts-201a1, Ts-201a2);  Oxford University Press, Oxford; University of Bergen, Bergen; Uni Research, Bergen. The sale, further reproduction or use of the facsimiles for commercial purposes without prior explicit permission from the right holders is prohibited.

The transcriptions and text editions of BTE originate from WAB's machine-readable version of Wittgenstein's Nachlass (1990-) which for Wittgenstein Source has been transferred from MECS-WIT to XML-TEI markup. Reproduced by permission of The Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge; Bertrand Russell Archives, Ontario; Oxford University Press, Oxford; University of Bergen, Bergen; Uni Research, Bergen. The sale, further reproduction or use of the texts, text editions and transcriptions for commercial purposes without prior explicit permission from the right holders is prohibited.

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