Vietnam Slides on ebay

[Ryan]

An auction of 726 slides from a vet of the 1st Armd Regt in Vietnam.
Warning, some are graphic.
An interesting collection with a hefty pricetag.
My question is, if you were to buy them would you then own the copyright to them? I ask because in the description it states that you will not have permission to reproduce them without the sellers ( seperate ) consent.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/726-ORIGINAL-...item41539bc064

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Hi Ryan,
My reading is that this phrase:
"copyright is transferred to next buyer"
would mean that the buyer gets full rights, the issue that the vendor seems to be worried about appears to be the use of the pics he has had to show for the sale on the E-bay adv.
Not sure who would cough up $6750 for the collection, but it would be interesting to see them I am sure.
Rich.

" A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION UNPUBLISHED APPROX 726 ORIGINAL SLIDES TAKEN BY A SOLDIER BELONGING TO 1 ST AMOURED REGIMENT VIETNAM 1969 SHOW EVENTS SURROUNDING BATTLE BINH BA & REALITY OF WAR . an extremely rare collection original coloured slides taken by a soldier 1st Amoured Regiment vietnam 1969 . with a series of slides likely showing undocumented events days after battle of binh ba, a major battle for the australians . an encounter ,aftermath shown in slides above would have been considered to be a major encounter during the course of the vietnam war ,how this would have been written up in after action reports remains a mystery ? . other pictures from the collection are of australian soldiers at work & play .all pictures are taken in 1969. it is hard to put a price on something like this as depends on how much we value our history ,there are approx 726 slides @ less than $10 each approx total rounded down : $6,750 . people think nothing of spending that much on a crap second hand car .compared to that the price of these slides seems reasonable. most slides are of operations in the field etc centurion tanks ,helicopters , straffing ,pictures as tanks move through countryside , even a friendly punch up in the bar ,some of the best , most powerful iconic pictures i have seen of the vietnam war ,unseen before , documented from point of the ordinary soldier, last 2 slides show the soldier who took these slides back in australia having left the army loaded up his holden station wagon driving off into the out back or desert alone.i certainly feel for the soldier who took these slides . collection of slides that tell a story of important events in history of australia .copyright is transferred to next buyerSLIDES REQUIRE FURTHER OBVIOUS RESEARCH . SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY .WILL BE RESPONDED TO. NO TYRE KICKERS OR TIME WASTERS PLEASE . PLEASE NOTE :THESE SLIDES ARE FULLY COPYRIGHTED &HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE & ARE NOT TO BE USED OR PUBLISHED IN ANY FORMAT , OR USED FOR TRANSMISSION , STORED OR COPIED IN ANY WAY OR FORMAT NOT TO BE USED ON FORUMS OR BLOGS OR IN ANYWAY WITHOUT FULL WRITTEN PERMISSION .THANKYOU."

[Ryan]

Thank you Richard, maybe I should read things a second time or a bit more slowly before I post up.
Yes, would be a great collection but a big amount of money to pay though.

[Stuart Kirkham]

" A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION UNPUBLISHED APPROX 726 ORIGINAL SLIDES TAKEN BY A SOLDIER BELONGING TO 1 ST AMOURED REGIMENT VIETNAM 1969 SHOW EVENTS SURROUNDING BATTLE BINH BA & REALITY OF WAR . an extremely rare collection original coloured slides taken by a soldier 1st Amoured Regiment vietnam 1969 . with a series of slides likely showing undocumented events days after battle of binh ba, a major battle for the australians . an encounter ,aftermath shown in slides above would have been considered to be a major encounter during the course of the vietnam war ,how this would have been written up in after action reports remains a mystery ? . other pictures from the collection are of australian soldiers at work & play .all pictures are taken in 1969. it is hard to put a price on something like this as depends on how much we value our history ,there are approx 726 slides @ less than $10 each approx total rounded down : $6,750 . people think nothing of spending that much on a crap second hand car .compared to that the price of these slides seems reasonable. most slides are of operations in the field etc centurion tanks ,helicopters , straffing ,pictures as tanks move through countryside , even a friendly punch up in the bar ,some of the best , most powerful iconic pictures i have seen of the vietnam war ,unseen before , documented from point of the ordinary soldier, last 2 slides show the soldier who took these slides back in australia having left the army loaded up his holden station wagon driving off into the out back or desert alone.i certainly feel for the soldier who took these slides . collection of slides that tell a story of important events in history of australia .copyright is transferred to next buyerSLIDES REQUIRE FURTHER OBVIOUS RESEARCH . SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY .WILL BE RESPONDED TO. NO TYRE KICKERS OR TIME WASTERS PLEASE . PLEASE NOTE :THESE SLIDES ARE FULLY COPYRIGHTED &HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE & ARE NOT TO BE USED OR PUBLISHED IN ANY FORMAT , OR USED FOR TRANSMISSION , STORED OR COPIED IN ANY WAY OR FORMAT NOT TO BE USED ON FORUMS OR BLOGS OR IN ANYWAY WITHOUT FULL WRITTEN PERMISSION .THANKYOU."


My concern is that 'the soldier' who took these photos may still have some copyright claim on them.

Don't want to sound negative but I would be seeking some clarification from the seller as to how he/she came into possession of these slides and 'who is' the abovementioned soldier.

I have a collection of fantastic original Vietnam War slides that were given to me by a veteran on the proviso that I do not publish them. I suspect that I would be open to litigation if I disregarded our agreement.