Who owns the rights to the digital version of Mein Kampf?

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AFakeman2014-01-11 08:44:40

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AFakeman, 2014-01-11 08:44:40

iTunes (at least in the US) sells Mein Kampf. Who can own the rights to it, if the author died, and it is unlikely that he transferred the rights to someone (heirs, as far as I know, he also had no)? Shouldn't this book be in the Public Domain by all terms and conditions?

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Oleg, 2014-01-11
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Oleg, 2014-01-11
@makol

Article 1281. Duration of the Exclusive Right to a Work
1. The exclusive right to a work shall be valid throughout the life of the author and seventy years, counting from January 1 of the year following the year of the author's death.
The exclusive right to a work created in co-authorship shall be valid throughout the life of the author who has outlived other co-authors, and seventy years, counting from January 1 of the year following the year of his death.
Article 1282. Transfer of a Work into the Public Domain
1. Upon the expiration of the term of the exclusive right, a work of science, literature or art, whether made public or not, shall pass into the public domain.

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nerudo, 2014-01-11
@nerudo

I think so, even if it is in the public domain, no one forbids selling it. You can also sell if you want. Well, if 282 are not afraid.