# Wikimedia Commons: reusing content outside Wikimedia

- id: src_01M569G9JQ05N0NQ966WTP090K
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T16 · tags: licenses, attribution, reference-images, beginner, level:beginner
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:02.124Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569G9JQ05N0NQ966WTP090K

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia

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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "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",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "Wikimedia Commons community",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
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}
```

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: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia
- [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: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia
- [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: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia
- [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:
- documentation: license=CC-BY-SA-4.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=unknown · Page text is under CC BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL per the page; media on Commons have per-file licenses (varied). · evidence: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia

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