Comment on How are Book Bans Constitutional?
zout@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
In the Netherlands, only one book I know of used to be banned (maybe it still is). The publishing rights of the work in question were claimed by the state in this instance, and they refused to allow publication of the book. The book in question was the Dutch translation of Hitlers "Mein Kampf".
Successful_Try543@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
As the author of that book is now dead since more than 70 years, the copyright has expired and it theoretically can be reproduced. It may be still on a list as ‘harmful for young persons’ or alike.
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The Netherlands use the same copyright laws?
I always assumed that was just the US copyright system
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
European copyright laws are different from US ones in many ways, but “life of the author plus 70 years” is definitely a thing in Europe.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I really hope there isn’t a more generous system than what the US has. It’s stupid long as-is.
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
My assumption is that because “the state claimed the rights” for that specific book makes me think this is a special case in their laws
Can a US state or the federal government claim the right to someone else’s writing?