Hello,
Does anyone know the web address for the following publishing company:
Forster & Borries Gmbh, Industrierandstrasse 23, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany.
Thanks for any leads…
Btw, the reason I posted this is because this publishing company originally posted lots of color photographs of German soldiers in the early 1940s. They are still around today.
Nothing more so far than http://www.hoovers.com/Forster+&+Borries+Gmbh/--HD__yyftcshcr,src__global--/free-co-dnb_factsheet.xhtml
Were they connected with Signal magazine during WWII?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(magazine)
http://uw3.de/files/editions.gif
http://perso.orange.fr/signalmagazine/index.htm
http://www.chez.com/luftwaffe2/index.htm
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Embassy/2517/
As you know, I’m trying to add more German photos to the gallery before I release the new version of this site. I believe that all of the documents captured from the German army during WWII should be in the public domain–you know, winner’s bounties. Here’s what the Library of COngress told me in regards to their German photos that were in color:
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Title of document: Das Heer im Grossdeutschen Freiheitskampf Kunstblätter für die deutsche Jugend / nach Farbaufnahmen von Kriegsberichtern des Heeres.
The materials in LOT 2683 are probably not in the public domain. Because they were published, and the publisher is still active, their use may be restricted. We do not own the rights, so we cannot definitively comment on the rights situation.
The group listing for the LOT states that materials may be restricted. This is because the material was published and the publisher is still-active: the Forster & Borries Gmbh, Industrierandstrasse 23, Zwickau, Sachsen, Germany. The rights for published materials from Germany would need to be more fully explored. Traditionally, German works were protected for 70 years after the death of the author. The rights were not conveyed with the materials. Therefore, the Library does not own the rights to this material, and therefore cannot give or deny permission to use the material.
Also complicating the situation is that this material is part of the Third Reich collection.
The Third Reich Collection, also called the Hitler Collection, is a miscellany of photos, albums, and reproductions from the Reichskanzlei Library and the private collections of several high-ranking Nazi Party officials. The collection includes over 70 photo albums, of which most were prepared as gifts for Hitler or party leaders, as well as some reproductions of artwork, architectural models and plans, and some actual sketches.
Further information on LOT 2683:
It has two parts, which both came from U.S. military sources.
Part 1, in bound volume, has bookplate and typewritten inscription: “Presented to Library. Army War College by 78th Infantry Division, 23 April 1943”.
Part 2 imperfect: cover with label and imprint information wanting. Incomplete: 25 prints, of which 1 print (Infanterie im Angriff) has two copies. Part 2 was confiscated by U.S. military intelligence authorities, 1945-1946. It was transfered to the Library in 1947.
Description of the Third Reich collection from the website of the Rare Book Division:
The Third Reich Collection, a miscellany of books, albums, and printed materials from the Reichskanzlei Library in Berlin and the private book collections of several high-ranking Nazi Party officials, was discovered in a salt mine near Berchtesgaden among Nazi property that has been removed from Berlin during the last stages of World War II. The so-called Hitler Library was screened by the U.S. Army Document Center in Munich and shipped to the Library of Congress in 1946. A large number of the 1,019 volumes transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division are official presentation copies which bear dedications, notes of transmittal, or in some cases Hitler’s eagle bookplate. Several books were acquired by Hitler before 1930. The Third Reich Collection also includes a set of Die Alte Garde spricht, a series of typed autobiographies of Nazi Party members; a Braille edition of Mein Kampf; and materials from the libraries of Hermann Göring, Heinrich Himmler, Franz Zaver Schwarz, and other Nazi leaders.
We regret that the materials in LOT 2683 have not had the rights situation fully evaluated.
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So, there you have it. The famous photographs that we’ve all seen online have an unknown copyright status. From what I’ve read elsewhere, you can buy this boook that contains these photographs on ebay or from other militaria collectors, but they will cost you something around 2,000-3,000 dollars. See some sample pics below.
Very interesting, I never realised that all those captured photos would have rights, I though war spoils etc would cover this. It like saying you have to give back nazi flags etc…
Yes, but some photos that were captured did not get to keep their rights–like photos that were taken by Erwin Rommel and others taken by Waffen SS. It’s a tricky subject…that’s why we have to be careful here on the site.
Hi all,
I wasn’t sure where to post this, so please move my reply if needed. I just found this site: http://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/
Not sure if that would help or not, but did want to post it up.