User talk:Polticaltexan
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-Túrelio (talk) 07:59, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
File tagging File:Stephen Payne Speaking at NATO.jpg
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Infrogmation (talk) 17:05, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
Please look at the copyright laws of latvia (below the image in question) -- these laws clearly state that an image is not copywritten and in the public domain if: "#4 information provided in the press, radio or television broadcasts or other information media concerning news of the day and various facts and events;" -- this image clearly meets those requirements as it was a Government sponsored public event.00:27, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks. OK, it looks like you're right about Latvian law making this exempt from copyright. en:GFDL is a specific type of license; the source doesn't license under GFDL as far as I can see. Looking it over again, I think it should just be tagged as {{PD-LV-exempt}}. I've modified the image description page accordingly. Are we on the same page now? Cheers, -- Infrogmation (talk) 01:14, 10 April 2009 (UTC)