Looking for modern english texts in public domain / CC-BY-SA

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Is there a library of public domain / CC-BY-SA english texts, written later than 1990? I need it to build a corpora with links to full texts, which isn't possible with copyrighted material. At the same time I would like this corpora to be up-to-date with current state of the language.

@philshem any kind of text, not necessary literature, but I wish I would find mixed content: literature, news, articles, etc to build complete and precise corpora — Denis Kulagin, Sep 24 '15 at 16:09

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 25 '15 at 15:35

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Some ideas coming to my mind:

Wikibooks
Wikipedia (dump)
other specialised wikis, e.g. for cooking recipes
fan fiction sites
obvious, but you may overlook it: The content of the stack exchange sites (Science Fiction and World Building may be of special interest to you)

answered Sep 25 '15 at 15:35

Great list and the last item in particular, tnx! – Denis Kulagin Sep 25 '15 at 16:03

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '16 at 22:32

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Arxiv.org is a repository of scientific pre-prints.

Many papers can be accessed in TeX typesetting format (in addition to PDF, PS).

answered Feb 27 '16 at 22:32

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Looking for modern english texts in public domain / CC-BY-SA

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