# RightsGraph

RightsGraph is an evidence-backed rights knowledge graph for openly-licensed media, datasets and content. Every asset carries a quoted evidence snippet, a linked evidence URL and a last-verified date.

Useful for:
- Finding safe free stock media with license evidence
- Comparing media licenses
- Understanding attribution requirements
- Building AI creator and researcher workflows
- Reading source-first static JSON metadata

Core pages:
- /
- /search/
- /sources/
- /topics/
- /topics/ai-content-creators/
- /topics/commercial-use/
- /topics/attribution/
- /topics/public-domain/
- /topics/ai-prompts/
- /free-stock-media-for-ai-content-creators/
- /free-stock-photos-commercial-use/
- /free-stock-videos-commercial-use/
- /free-website-background-videos/
- /free-stock-media-license-comparison/
- /license-review-methodology/
- /source-inclusion-criteria/
- /developers/

Machine-readable endpoints:
- /data/assets.json
- /data/sources.json
- /data/license-matrix.json
- /data/topics.json
- /data/workflows.json
- /openapi.json

Current pilot dataset:
- 15 evidence-backed pilot asset records
- Sources: The Met Open Access, Smithsonian Open Access, NASA Image and Video Library, Library of Congress, Wikimedia Commons
- Wikimedia Commons pilot record added after asset-level review

Important limitations:
- Informational license guidance only
- No legal advice or legal guarantee
- Always verify original source terms before use
- RightsGraph does not proxy downloads or re-host original media files by default