Who was behind Wikimedia Commons?
Erik Möller
When did Moller first propose this?
March 2004
When did it come to fruition?
September 7, 2004
What was the main motivation?
the desire to reduce duplication of effort across the Wikimedia projects and languages
Before this project, what cumbersome task had to be repeated?
the same file had to be uploaded to many different wikis separately
Are files available to only a select few?
No
What type of content?
public domain and freely-licensed educational media content
What do they mean by the term "education"?
providing knowledge; instructional or informative.
What else is Wikimedia Commons known as?
Commons
Do they charge money?
No
Does it hold audio files?
Yes
What about pictures?
Yes
Anything else?
Yes
What group sponsors it?
the Wikimedia Foundation.
How many media files are on there?
over 41 million
How many edits?
100,000,000.
Can these be found in different languages?
Yes
Do they keep copyrighted material?
No
What about freely licensed?
Yes
Is the Creative Commons Attribution license allowable?
Yes