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Germany here, we banned Mein Kampf from being sold Not as such. Rather, the owner of the copyright - the state of Bavaria, where Hitler had his formal residenc
by cygx 6y ago
Germany here, we banned Mein Kampf from being sold
Not as such. Rather, the owner of the copyright - the state of Bavaria, where Hitler had his formal residence - decided not to allow reprints. The copyright expired in 2016, and a new, commented edition has been published which Germans can freely buy for 60€ in bookstores of their choice, including Amazon.
However, distribution for reasons other than educational purposes is potentially 'Volksverhetzung' and hence can be illegal depending on circumstances. But again, this is not a blanket ban on sale (except in case of minors as it's considered 'harmful to young persons'). This had already been tested in court in 1979, when the Bundesgerichtshof ruled you could legally own and sell historical copies of the book.
- hef19898 6y agoIt was not on sale until 2016 because Bavaria refused to publish it. When the copyright expired, they published a commented version. And as far as I know, that version is in free circulation. Using it to preach would be a potential crime so.
- wirrbel 6y agoI seem to have put up a honeypot for nitpicking with my reply (fun fact: I mention that copyright law was employed for that in my original reply)..