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'''Wikimedia Commons''' is a major part or 'Project' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF).  More commonly known as simply '''Commons''', it is a [[wiki]] of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 16 million freely usable {{tag|media}} files to which anyone can contribute.  The files, which include {{tag|images}}, {{tag|videos}} and {{tag|audio}}; are for use by the various Wikimedia projects, such as the [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].  And whilst the [[English Wikipedia]] will accept 'fair use' images, the Wikimedia Commons will not; all must be completely free to use (either public domain, or an unrestricted copyleft license).
'''Wikimedia Commons''' is a major part or 'Project' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF).  More commonly known as simply '''Commons''', it is a [[wiki]] of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 16 million freely usable {{tag|media}} files to which anyone can contribute.  The files, which include {{tag|images}}, {{tag|video}}s and {{tag|audio}}; are for use by the various Wikimedia projects, such as the [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].  And whilst the [[English Wikipedia]] will accept 'fair use' images, the Wikimedia Commons will not; all must be completely free to use (either public domain, or an unrestricted copyleft license).
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