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==Sarajevo Satellite Image==

I'm wondering whether [[:Image:SarajevoSatelite.JPG]] is alright by wikipedia standards. I did a google search on "Russian Satellite Sarajevo", and found the link: http://www.llnl.gov/csts/publications/gupta/pd.html

On that page under Russia it said: "Although images have reached the public domain, requests for lists of available images and image orders have been denied, delayed, and canceled in the name of national secrecy."

So it says Russian satelite images had reached the public domain but lists of available images weren't available. On a footnote for that part it said:

"The author's attempts to obtain KVR-1000 images of the nuclear facilities near Yongbyon in North Korea, the city of Sarajevo, and the Chinese nuclear test site near Lop Nor all failed on the grounds of national secrecy. Bureaucracy also hampered the process. For an anecdotal account of the search for KVR-1000 data, see Vipin Gupta and Philip McNab, "Sleuthing From Home," The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 49, No. 10 (December 1993), pp. 44-47."

So the city of sarajevo failed. But this was in 1993.  I found the picture on a message board, posted by a Russian user. Since he had the picture in his posession and was posting it freely I'm assuming that it's reached public domain now. I've sent him a message asking where he got the image or what satelite/program it's from today... he hasn't responded but it's about 5 in the morning in West Russia right now. Would it be o.k. by wikipedia standards to post the image on the Sarajevo page? Maybe a Russian user could help, expecially once I learn from what sateltie/program the picture was obtained. [[User:Asim Led|Asim Led]] 01:06, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

:Assuming that something posted on a message board is public domain is not a safe thing to do. -- [[User:Cyrius|Cyrius]]|[[User talk:Cyrius|✎]] 06:25, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)

::I get the image of [[MiG]]s attacking a Wikipedian over a copyright dispute.  Isn't [[Russian copyright law]] somewhat infamous in its weakness, anyway?  --[[User:Eequor|Eequor]] 19:39, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
:::We should be able to get a copyright-free U.S. government picture to replace it if it is a concern. [[User:Rmhermen|Rmhermen]] 04:42, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)