2007-02-18 22:36:16 · 5 answers · asked by MB42 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The author (Hitler) has long died, and this is long before the Burn Convention that stated that copyrighted goods last throughout the writer/artist's lifetime and an added 50 years afterwards. After that, the goods will be property of public domain, unless something else happens and the copyright is perpetuated.
So, I do not know who gets the royalties, if any. But the translator sure will.
2007-02-18 22:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hitler could not claim the protection of the Copyright Act. So Mein Kampf was left in the public domain, eligible to be published by anyone. And many people did puclish it. So his royalties towards mein kampf have been spread around .
2016-05-24 07:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Oct. 20, 2000, Houghton Mifflin informed U.S.News & World Report that it would donate all royalties from the sales of Mein Kampf that the firm has received since 1979 to an as-yet-unspecified charity. Since 1979, Houghton Mifflin has collected about $400,000 in royalties alone from the sale of Mein Kampf. The publishing house will also donate future royalties from Mein Kampf to charity.
2007-02-18 23:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Great question! It never occurred to me to ask this until I saw your query.
2007-02-19 03:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by Slimsmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question and interesting answers. Thanks you.
2007-02-19 02:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Brian D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋