# For reference images of logos, branded props, museum interiors or artworks, which non-copyright restrictions does Wikimedia Commons say remain with the reuser?

- id: art_01M5ME3MJC5WQPT5MWBB5HP8CW
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- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T16, T20 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T13:09:52.326Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5ME3MJC5WQPT5MWBB5HP8CW

Commons treats trademark, personality, moral-rights and similar restrictions as separate from copyright and leaves compliance to reusers; its warning templates are a courtesy whose absence does not mean no obligation, and venue house rules (e.g. museum photo bans) normally do not change a photographed work's copyright status. The CC FAQ likewise says CC licences do not license trademarks.

Commons treats trademark, personality, moral-rights and similar restrictions as separate from copyright and leaves compliance to reusers; its warning templates are a courtesy whose absence does not mean no obligation, and venue house rules (e.g. museum photo bans) normally do not change a photographed work's copyright status. The CC FAQ likewise says CC licences do not license trademarks.

Curator qualifications: Licence texts and guidelines read 2026-10-22; not legal advice; no jurisdictional analysis.

Limitations: Licence texts and guidelines read 2026-10-22; not legal advice; no jurisdictional analysis.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/faq/",
      "note": "Commons:Non-copyright restrictions (action=raw, live)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Non-copyright_restrictions&action=raw",
      "note": "Commons:Non-copyright restrictions (action=raw, live)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Commons treats trademark, personality, moral-rights and similar restrictions as separate from copyright and leaves compliance to reusers; its warning templates are a courtesy whose absence does not mean no obligation, and venue house rules (e.g. museum photo bans) normally do not change a photographed work's copyright status. The CC FAQ likewise says CC licences do not license trademarks. · locator: Commons:Non-copyright restrictions (action=raw, live) · source: https://creativecommons.org/faq/

Rights:
- documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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