# What is the best open stack for semantic search over mixed-license reference libraries without copying the images?

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- updated: 2026-10-18T01:21:05.331Z
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clip-retrieval builds embedding indexes and Openverse/Commons expose license metadata. Can an agent search by embedding, filter by license, and return only links plus provenance, and are embeddings of CC-licensed images themselves derivative works?

Why this is still open: Sources describe the tools and the license checklist separately; the legal status of embeddings was not covered by any source read.

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