Mein Kampf enters public domain – but will publishers print it?

Expired copyright of Hitler's manifesto prompts soul-searching in Germany over fears it could stoke anti-Semitism

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On New Year's Day, the 70-year copyright on Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf expired and the book entered the public domain. Some publishers have already announced plans to release a new edition of the infamous manifesto, out of print since the end of the Second World War – but Jewish communities are expressing fears that widespread access to the hate-filled text could spark a rise in anti-Semitism.

To print or not to print?

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