[Commons-Law] Nazi propaganda reprints: Copyright as a tool of censorship

[Patrice Riemens]

(Probably not) inauguraing a long list of dictators who become very rich
in the process, Adolf Hitler had grown quite wealthy (on paper) thanks to
the copyrichts on 'Mein Kampf' which was compulsory reading (it was given
to every newly wed couple, for instance) and sold in the milions. I don't
know about the newspapers, however, guess they belonged to the party.

(not) with a 'German salute'(*)
patrizio and Diiiinooos!

(*) the formula ('mit Deutschen Gruess'), which was deemed acceptable, was
often used by people who wanted to avoid using the more common 'Heil
Hitler'...


> A Munich court has held that the copyright held by the state of
> Bavaria has expired since more than 70 years have expired since Adolf
> Hitler's expiry.  (Hitler, it seems, owned the copyright in those Nazi
> era newspapers.)
>
> A lengthy report from Deutsche Welle: http://bit.ly/2V1VPZ
>
> <snip>
> German media divided about reprints
>