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===What is '''not''' allowed on Commons===

===What is '''not''' allowed on Commons===

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Commons can't accept work created by or based on the work of others.
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Commons can't accept work created by or based on the work of others—including photographs of it.

By default, you can't upload someone else's work. This includes material such as:

By default, you can't upload someone else's work. This includes material such as:
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You can upload someone else's work if it is in the public domain (usually over 150 years old).

You can upload someone else's work if it is in the public domain (usually over 150 years old).

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You can upload your photographs of public domain works, such as old buildings, statues, and art. [rewrite to explain public domain, briefly]
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You can upload your photographs of public domain works, such as old buildings, statues, and art.

===Glossary of terms (sidebar)===

===Glossary of terms (sidebar)===

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