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tribble · 09-14-2006, 01:41 PM

I am shocked. There are still people burning books. Well, virtually speaking. Good thing, that we are all able to choose what we read ourselves, and are mature enough to be entiteled to our own oppinions.

BTW, i was just joking about the americans. I spent a year in the states and i know, that they are not all like some people want us to believe.

And for books beeing banned in germany, i just know, that "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler is thought to be banned, but it is not. It is very controversly discussed here though, and when they copyright will expire in 2015, then there will be a decission made if it will really get banned. At the moment it just is not getting printed anymore. Censorship is done mostly by publisher in germany, not by law. If anyone knows an example of a banned book in germany, i really would like to know.

09-14-2006, 01:41 PM	#9
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I am shocked. There are still people burning books. Well, virtually speaking. Good thing, that we are all able to choose what we read ourselves, and are mature enough to be entiteled to our own oppinions. BTW, i was just joking about the americans. I spent a year in the states and i know, that they are not all like some people want us to believe. And for books beeing banned in germany, i just know, that "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler is thought to be banned, but it is not. It is very controversly discussed here though, and when they copyright will expire in 2015, then there will be a decission made if it will really get banned. At the moment it just is not getting printed anymore. Censorship is done mostly by publisher in germany, not by law. If anyone knows an example of a banned book in germany, i really would like to know.