Wikimedia Commons: reusing content outside Wikimedia
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia
Structured fields
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},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Practical checklist for reusing Commons media: read per-file license, mind non-copyright limits (personality, trademark, privacy), credit the creator not the uploader, share-alike derivatives. Foundation for compliant reference and texture sourcing.",
"source_type": "documentation",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Wikimedia Commons community",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Each file's description page lists its license; where several licenses apply any may be chosen; most media are CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or public domain. · locator: Checking a file's license; Common license types source
- [sourced_fact] Checklist: confirm license, check non-copyright restrictions such as personality rights, attribute the creator (not the uploader), include license link, license derivatives identically where required. · locator: Checklist source
- [sourced_fact] Foundation gives no warranty on copyright status; uploaders may be wrong and publishers sometimes republish public domain works under their own copyright. · locator: Caveats source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | permitted | restricted | permitted | unknown | Page text is under CC BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL per the page; media on Commons have per-file licenses (varied). |