diff --git a/csv.go b/csv.go
index 0581b503..f63846e6 100644
--- a/csv.go
+++ b/csv.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func csvMain(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			} else {
 				glog.Errorf("Error identifying license in %q: %v", lib.LicensePath, err)
 			}
-			url, err := lib.FileURL(context.Background(), lib.LicensePath)
+			url, err := lib.LicenseURL(context.Background())
 			if err == nil {
 				licenseURL = url
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/third_party/pkgsite/README.md b/internal/third_party/pkgsite/README.md
index 473d33ae..597c4796 100644
--- a/internal/third_party/pkgsite/README.md
+++ b/internal/third_party/pkgsite/README.md
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ Local modifications:
 - For pkgsite/internal/source, switched to use go log package, because glog conflicts with a test
   dependency that also defines the "v" flag.
 - Add a SetCommit method to type ModuleInfo in ./source/source_patch.go, more rationale explained in the method's comments.
+- Added RepoFileURL and RepoRawURL methods to source.Info struct in file ./source/source_patch.go.
+They are needed when accessing files outside of the module dir, but in the same repo.
diff --git a/internal/third_party/pkgsite/source/source_patch.go b/internal/third_party/pkgsite/source/source_patch.go
index 3bce5e67..3df6830b 100644
--- a/internal/third_party/pkgsite/source/source_patch.go
+++ b/internal/third_party/pkgsite/source/source_patch.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 
 package source
 
+import (
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 // This file includes all local additions to source package for google/go-licenses use-cases.
 
 // SetCommit overrides commit to a specified commit. Usually, you should pass your version to
@@ -31,3 +36,36 @@ func (i *Info) SetCommit(commit string) {
 	}
 	i.commit = commit
 }
+
+// RepoFileURL returns a URL for a file whose pathname is relative to the repo's home directory instead of the module's.
+func (i *Info) RepoFileURL(pathname string) string {
+	if i == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	dir, base := path.Split(pathname)
+	return expand(i.templates.File, map[string]string{
+		"repo":       i.repoURL,
+		"importPath": path.Join(strings.TrimPrefix(i.repoURL, "https://"), dir),
+		"commit":     i.commit,
+		"dir":        dir,
+		"file":       pathname,
+		"base":       base,
+	})
+}
+
+// RepoRawURL returns a URL referring to the raw contents of a file relative to the
+// repo's home directory instead of the module's.
+func (i *Info) RepoRawURL(pathname string) string {
+	if i == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// Some templates don't support raw content serving.
+	if i.templates.Raw == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return expand(i.templates.Raw, map[string]string{
+		"repo":   i.repoURL,
+		"commit": i.commit,
+		"file":   pathname,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/licenses/library.go b/licenses/library.go
index bbfd2900..8a90c06a 100644
--- a/licenses/library.go
+++ b/licenses/library.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/build"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -209,12 +211,17 @@ func (l *Library) String() string {
 	return l.Name()
 }
 
-// FileURL attempts to determine the URL for a file in this library using
-// go module name and version.
-func (l *Library) FileURL(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (string, error) {
+// testOnlySkipValidation is an internal flag to skip validation during testing,
+// because we cannot easily set up actual license files on disk.
+var testOnlySkipValidation = false
+
+// LicenseURL attempts to determine the URL for the license file in this library
+// using go module name and version.
+func (l *Library) LicenseURL(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	if l == nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("library is nil")
 	}
+	filePath := l.LicensePath
 	wrap := func(err error) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("getting file URL in library %s: %w", l.Name(), err)
 	}
@@ -256,9 +263,88 @@ func (l *Library) FileURL(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (string, error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", wrap(err)
 	}
-	// TODO: there are still rare cases this may result in an incorrect URL.
-	// https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/73#issuecomment-1005587408
-	return remote.FileURL(relativePath), nil
+	url := remote.FileURL(relativePath)
+	if testOnlySkipValidation {
+		return url, nil
+	}
+	// An error during validation, the URL may still be valid.
+	validationError := func(err error) error {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate %s: %w", url, err)
+	}
+	localContentBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(l.LicensePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", validationError(err)
+	}
+	localContent := string(localContentBytes)
+	// Attempt 1
+	rawURL := remote.RawURL(relativePath)
+	if rawURL == "" {
+		glog.Warningf(
+			"Skipping license URL validation, because %s. Please verify whether %s matches content of %s manually!",
+			validationError(fmt.Errorf("remote repo %s does not support raw URL", remote)),
+			url,
+			l.LicensePath,
+		)
+		return url, nil
+	}
+	validationError1 := validate(rawURL, localContent)
+	if validationError1 == nil {
+		// The found URL is valid!
+		return url, nil
+	}
+	if relativePath != "LICENSE" {
+		return "", validationError1
+	}
+	// Attempt 2 when relativePath == "LICENSE"
+	// When module is at a subdir, the LICENSE file we find at root
+	// of the module may actually lie in the root of the repo, due
+	// to special go module behavior.
+	// Reference: https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/73#issuecomment-1005587408.
+	url2 := remote.RepoFileURL("LICENSE")
+	rawURL2 := remote.RepoRawURL("LICENSE")
+	if url2 == url {
+		// Return early, because the second attempt resolved to the same file.
+		return "", validationError1
+	}
+	// For the same remote, no need to check rawURL != "" again.
+	validationError2 := validate(rawURL2, localContent)
+	if validationError2 == nil {
+		return url2, nil
+	}
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot infer remote URL for %s, failed attempts:\n\tattempt 1: %s\n\tattempt 2: %s", l.LicensePath, validationError1, validationError2)
+}
+
+// validate validates content of rawURL matches localContent.
+func validate(rawURL string, localContent string) error {
+	remoteContent, err := download(rawURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Retry after 1 sec.
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		remoteContent, err = download(rawURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if remoteContent != localContent {
+		return fmt.Errorf("local license file content does not match remote license URL %s", rawURL)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func download(url string) (string, error) {
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("download(%q): %w", url, err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("download(%q): response status code %v not OK", url, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("download(%q): failed to read from response body: %w", url, err)
+	}
+	return string(bodyBytes), nil
 }
 
 // isStdLib returns true if this package is part of the Go standard library.
diff --git a/licenses/library_test.go b/licenses/library_test.go
index 4f86c065..3e486d50 100644
--- a/licenses/library_test.go
+++ b/licenses/library_test.go
@@ -153,14 +153,13 @@ func TestLibraryFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 					"github.com/google/trillian",
 					"github.com/google/trillian/crypto",
 				},
-				LicensePath: "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/LICENSE",
+				LicensePath: "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/foo/README.md",
 				module: &Module{
 					Path:    "github.com/google/trillian",
 					Dir:     "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian",
 					Version: "v1.2.3",
 				},
 			},
-			path:    "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/foo/README.md",
 			wantURL: "https://github.com/google/trillian/blob/v1.2.3/foo/README.md",
 		},
 		{
@@ -170,14 +169,13 @@ func TestLibraryFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 					"bitbucket.org/user/project/pkg",
 					"bitbucket.org/user/project/pkg2",
 				},
-				LicensePath: "/foo/bar/bitbucket.org/user/project/LICENSE",
+				LicensePath: "/foo/bar/bitbucket.org/user/project/foo/README.md",
 				module: &Module{
 					Path:    "bitbucket.org/user/project",
 					Dir:     "/foo/bar/bitbucket.org/user/project",
 					Version: "v1.2.3",
 				},
 			},
-			path:    "/foo/bar/bitbucket.org/user/project/foo/README.md",
 			wantURL: "https://bitbucket.org/user/project/src/v1.2.3/foo/README.md",
 		},
 		{
@@ -187,14 +185,13 @@ func TestLibraryFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 					"example.com/user/project/pkg",
 					"example.com/user/project/pkg2",
 				},
-				LicensePath: "/foo/bar/example.com/user/project/LICENSE",
+				LicensePath: "/foo/bar/example.com/user/project/foo/README.md",
 				module: &Module{
 					Path:    "example.com/user/project",
 					Dir:     "/foo/bar/example.com/user/project",
 					Version: "v1.2.3",
 				},
 			},
-			path:    "/foo/bar/example.com/user/project/foo/README.md",
 			wantURL: "https://example.com/user/project/blob/v1.2.3/foo/README.md",
 		},
 		{
@@ -204,13 +201,12 @@ func TestLibraryFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 					"github.com/google/trillian",
 					"github.com/google/trillian/crypto",
 				},
-				LicensePath: "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/LICENSE",
+				LicensePath: "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/foo/README.md",
 				module: &Module{
 					Path: "github.com/google/trillian",
 					Dir:  "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian",
 				},
 			},
-			path:    "/go/src/github.com/google/trillian/foo/README.md",
 			wantURL: "https://github.com/google/trillian/blob/HEAD/foo/README.md",
 		},
 		{
@@ -226,19 +222,19 @@ func TestLibraryFileURL(t *testing.T) {
 					Version: "v0.23.1",
 				},
 			},
-			path:    "/go/modcache/k8s.io/api/LICENSE",
 			wantURL: "https://github.com/kubernetes/api/blob/v0.23.1/LICENSE",
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			fileURL, err := test.lib.FileURL(context.Background(), test.path)
+			testOnlySkipValidation = true
+			fileURL, err := test.lib.LicenseURL(context.Background())
 			if gotErr := err != nil; gotErr != test.wantErr {
-				t.Fatalf("FileURL(%q) = (_, %q), want err? %t", test.path, err, test.wantErr)
+				t.Fatalf("LicenseURL(%q) = (_, %q), want err? %t", test.path, err, test.wantErr)
 			} else if gotErr {
 				return
 			}
 			if got, want := fileURL, test.wantURL; got != want {
-				t.Fatalf("FileURL(%q) = %q, want %q", test.path, got, want)
+				t.Fatalf("LicenseURL(%q) = %q, want %q", test.path, got, want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05/licenses.csv b/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05/licenses.csv
index 9f51ed37..d3ca1d52 100644
--- a/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05/licenses.csv
+++ b/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05/licenses.csv
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata, https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/compute/v0.1.0/compute/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-cloud.google.com/go/iam, https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/iam/v0.1.1/iam/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-cloud.google.com/go/internal, https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/v0.100.2/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-cloud.google.com/go/storage, https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/storage/v1.19.0/storage/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-github.com/golang/groupcache/lru, https://github.com/golang/groupcache/blob/8c9f03a8e57e/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-github.com/golang/protobuf, https://github.com/golang/protobuf/blob/v1.5.2/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp, https://github.com/google/go-cmp/blob/v0.5.7/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-github.com/google/go-licenses/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05, Unknown, Unknown
-github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2, https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/blob/v2.1.1/v2/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-go.opencensus.io, https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go/blob/v0.23.0/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-golang.org/x/net, https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/net/+/7fd8e65b:LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-golang.org/x/oauth2, https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/oauth2/+/d3ed0bb2:LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-golang.org/x/sys, https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/sys/+/1d35b9e2:LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-golang.org/x/text, https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/text/+/v0.3.6:LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-golang.org/x/xerrors, https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/xerrors/+/5ec99f83:LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-google.golang.org/api, https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-go-client/blob/v0.65.0/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-google.golang.org/api/internal/third_party/uritemplates, https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-go-client/blob/v0.65.0/internal/third_party/uritemplates/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis, https://github.com/googleapis/go-genproto/blob/00ab72f36ad5/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-google.golang.org/grpc, https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/v1.40.1/LICENSE, Apache-2.0
-google.golang.org/protobuf, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/blob/v1.27.1/LICENSE, BSD-3-Clause
+cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata,https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/compute/v0.1.0/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+cloud.google.com/go/iam,https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/iam/v0.1.1/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+cloud.google.com/go/internal,https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/v0.100.2/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+cloud.google.com/go/storage,https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/storage/v1.19.0/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+github.com/golang/groupcache/lru,https://github.com/golang/groupcache/blob/8c9f03a8e57e/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+github.com/golang/protobuf,https://github.com/golang/protobuf/blob/v1.5.2/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp,https://github.com/google/go-cmp/blob/v0.5.7/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+github.com/google/go-licenses/testdata/modules/modinsubdir05,Unknown,Unknown
+github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2,https://github.com/googleapis/gax-go/blob/v2.1.1/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+go.opencensus.io,https://github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-go/blob/v0.23.0/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+golang.org/x/net,https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/net/+/7fd8e65b:LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+golang.org/x/oauth2,https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/oauth2/+/d3ed0bb2:LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+golang.org/x/sys,https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/sys/+/1d35b9e2:LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+golang.org/x/text,https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/text/+/v0.3.6:LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+golang.org/x/xerrors,https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/xerrors/+/5ec99f83:LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+google.golang.org/api,https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-go-client/blob/v0.65.0/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+google.golang.org/api/internal/third_party/uritemplates,https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-go-client/blob/v0.65.0/internal/third_party/uritemplates/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis,https://github.com/googleapis/go-genproto/blob/00ab72f36ad5/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+google.golang.org/grpc,https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/v1.40.1/LICENSE,Apache-2.0
+google.golang.org/protobuf,https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/blob/v1.27.1/LICENSE,BSD-3-Clause