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1 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:16,620 Wikimedia Commons, also known as only Commons, a project that collects 2 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:23,100 images, audio and video and other educational and explanatory multimedia. 3 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:28,420 There are more than 16 million files on Commons which are free to download. 4 00:00:28,540 --> 00:00:35,610 They can be used for magazines, websites, posters, advertising, art and much more. 5 00:00:38,690 --> 00:00:41,620 The files are stored on Commons and can be used freely, 6 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:46,050 even for commercial purposes as long as the license is respected. 7 00:00:47,230 --> 00:00:52,300 The license on Wikimedia means that you are permitted to use, distribute, 8 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:59,310 redo, modify, build on, and create new work on the existing work, 9 00:00:59,930 --> 00:01:04,130 as long as you state the author and the correct license for the work. 10 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:10,670 Files are located in categories. Let's look at a file, and which other files are in the same category. 11 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:17,960 To find what you seek, you can easily click through categories, 12 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:22,660 or by utilizing the galleries which are available on Commons. 13 00:01:24,830 --> 00:01:30,600 In Commons, you can find photos, video and audio in various galleries like sites and landmarks, 14 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:37,470 animals, plants and minerals; people, daily things, objects of art. 15 00:01:38,780 --> 00:01:42,440 Even historical images and scanned antique books. 16 00:01:45,970 --> 00:01:49,190 You can also find explanations to charts, graphs and maps, 17 00:01:49,350 --> 00:01:52,250 video and audio recordings and much more. 18 00:01:56,460 --> 00:02:00,380 If you like taking photos, you can upload your photos to Commons. 19 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:05,100 If you like to illustrate, you can add your own graphics and animations. 20 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:09,570 If you're a musician, you can upload your recordings of free music. 21 00:02:07,890 --> 00:02:18,730 If you have problems, there is a question page and many help pages in different languages. 22 00:02:20,930 --> 00:02:24,250 In order to upload files, you need to register a user. 23 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:28,110 Registration is free and simple and it is not necessary if you are 24 00:02:28,210 --> 00:02:31,160 a registered user on Wikipedia. 25 00:02:32,860 --> 00:02:37,170 You can support the Commons especially through donating to Wikimedia Foundation. 26 00:02:38,450 --> 00:02:42,650 Or you can choose to support Wikimedia Sweden, a non-profit association 27 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:48,080 that in Sweden spread knowledge of Commons and other Wikimedia Foundation projects.