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Show Hitler's Rights Protected In Ruling by V. S. Court NEW YORK. Juno 10 Of Adolf Hitler came under the pro-teetioa pro-teetioa of the American courts today. Ia a ruling which the U. S. court of appeals aaid waa designed de-signed to uphold the rights of ' '"stateless" aliens, such as refugees, refu-gees, a copyright suit over Hitler's Hit-ler's book, "Mem Kampf," was returned ta the diatnct court with order to enjoin unauthorised unauthor-ised publication of the Ge rasas reichafuehrer'a work. Heughtoa Mifflin company, agents for Hitler'a German pub-ksaens, pub-ksaens, eued Stack pole A Sons for publishing aa unauthorised edition of the book. Stack pais contended Hitler bad no copyright copy-right protectioa because be had forfeited his Auatrtaa cHlssnship whea the copyright waa essued. The federal district court upheld Stsckpole. Refusing this view, the circuit court said yesterday such a stand "would meaa that stateless allena cannot be secure even in their literary property." It would be, the court held, "another obstacle in the way of survival af home-leas home-leas rafugsea, of whom many have bean students aad wrkers," I a |