Editing Eurovision Wiki:Media copyright questions (section)

== [[:File:Anastasia Mishina, Aleksandr Galliamov - 2023 Russian GP Stage 4 - 03.jpg]] ==

A question arose at [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event/archive1|FAC]] regarding the license of this image and others that have this explanation: This file comes from the [https://tatarstan.ru/ official website] of of the '''[[Tatarstan]]''' and is licensed under the [[Creative Commons]] [[ccorg:licenses/by/4.0/deed.en|Attribution 4.0 International]] license. Can someone please verify that this license is valid? [[User:Bgsu98|<span style="color:darkorange;">'''Bgsu98'''</span>]] [[User talk:Bgsu98|<span style="color:darkorange;">(Talk)</span>]] 05:10, 8 March 2026 (UTC)
: {{ping|Bgsu98}} Since that file was uploaded to Commons, the best place to ask about is probably going to be at [[:c:COM:VPC]]. FWIW, I clicked on the source link for the file and used Google Translate to translate the page into English, but I didn't find any specific licensing for this or any of the other photos on the page that indicate its content being released as CC-by-4.0. It also looks like someone just created [[:c:Template:Tatarstan.ru/en]] without any real discussion (things like that sometimes happen at Commons). So, there's no way to tell whether the license is even valid to begin with, and there also doesn't appear to be any information about the copyright laws of Tatarstan on Commons per [[:c:Commons:Copyright rules by territory]] which might aid in assessing that. That license is being used by lots of files; so, it probably should be discussed in general terms and not just as it relates to this particular file. It also might need to be a discussion involving someone who understands enough Tartar or Russian to sort out the country's copyright laws. -- [[User:Marchjuly|Marchjuly]] ([[User talk:Marchjuly|talk]]) 07:49, 8 March 2026 (UTC)
::[[User:Marchjuly]]: Thank you for your response! It looks like the uploader probably just snagged the photos and slapped on the license, my guess is assuming that photos on government website are free game. Since my concern with this is in regards to this specific FAC, I have simply swapped out the photos for ones with unimpeachable licensing. [[User:Bgsu98|<span style="color:darkorange;">'''Bgsu98'''</span>]] [[User talk:Bgsu98|<span style="color:darkorange;">(Talk)</span>]] 10:46, 8 March 2026 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Bgsu98}} I took another look at the [https://tatarstan.ru/ url] provided for the licensing template used for this file. If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, you'll find that all of the content on the site has been released under a "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International" license; so, all content sourced to that website should be OK. The source website isn't in English but you can use Google Translate or some other online translator to check for yourself if you want. What might be a problem is that this particular image is sourced to the Ministry of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan's official website, which doesn't use the same url address. There's is also no similar mention of copyright licensing that I can find on the ministry's website.  So, it's not clear whether that particular license applies to all Republic of Tatarstan official websites, some official websites, or just the main website. I've asked about this at [[:c:COM:VPC#File:Anastasia Mishina, Aleksandr Galliamov - 2023 Russian GP Stage 4 - 03.jpg]] and perhaps someone there can help sort it out. -- [[User:Marchjuly|Marchjuly]] ([[User talk:Marchjuly|talk]]) 02:37, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{ping|Bgsu98}} No doubt. Both ''tatarstan.ru'' and ''minsport.tatarstan.ru'' clearly carry this free license in their footers. [[User:Komarof|Komarof]] ([[User talk:Komarof|talk]]) 05:52, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::Yes {{u|Bgsu98}}. This file is OK as licensed. There's licensing information at the bottom of the site that clearly states the content is OK for Commons, but it's hidden behind a cookie pop window. Thanks to {{u|Komarof}} for finding it. -- [[User:Marchjuly|Marchjuly]] ([[User talk:Marchjuly|talk]]) 06:19, 10 March 2026 (UTC)