It&#x27;s their word against the Anne Frank Stichting at this point. And their word is not &#x27;we are doing this to prevent bad actors from trying to harness the power of stupid people in large numbers&#x27;. Their words are that they are &#x27;protecting Anne Frank&#x27;.<p>As for stupid people in large numbers: that&#x27;s <i>precisely</i> why the message should be available to all. It is stupid people in large numbers that are about to vote Geert Wilders to become the first ultra-nationalist right-wing MP of the Netherlands and all that without being able to carve up Anne Franks diary to their liking.<p>I note that if they really were altruistic in their motives they could easily get the unrest they created go by waving their fees and permitting the distribution of other versions by specific parties under special license without letting go of the copyright in order to be able to challenge would-be carver-uppers.