Wikimedia Foundation (hosting); each file owned by its creator

Wikimedia Commons

Music files on Wikimedia Commons: public-domain classical, historic recordings and CC-licensed originals. Free licenses only.

How they want credit

{artist} / {license_short} ({license_url}), via Wikimedia Commons - {descriptionurl}

Where it goes

Reasonable to the medium: video description or credits.

YouTube & Content ID

Commons does not register anything in Content ID, but third parties may claim public-domain recordings of works they also released. Keep the file page link to dispute.

Terms checked

September 27, 2026