'Mein Kampf' could be released in Germany

BERLIN, April 27 (UPI) -- Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf," whose publication is barred in Germany, could be released again in the former Nazi leader's nation.

Historians, among other academics, argue that the book ought to be reproduced with editorial annotations before 2015, when it enters the public domain and neo-Nazi groups will be able to publish it freely, Haaretz reported Sunday.

Hitler wrote the first part of the 720-page book in 1923, while in prison for his part in the attempted coup against the Weimar government. The remainder was written after his release.

The book's copyright runs out in 2015, or 70 years after Hitler's death. After that time, anyone will be able to print and distribute the volume.

"We must be prepared that neo-Nazis will print many copies of the book and use it for propaganda," said Dr. Oscar Schneider, who runs the Nuremburg Documentation Center.