Category:Wikipedia non-free files with valid backlink

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This category is for all non-free media on Wikipedia that use a non-free use rationale template where the |article= parameter contains the name of an existing Wikipedia article. The non-free content policy requires, as part of the fair use rationale, that all non-free media name the article(s) in which it will be used. As well as naming the article, the template also automatically wikilinks it. This is not intended to be part of the deletion process, but as a tool to help fix legacy files. In most cases, the files have not been independently checked to verify that the name matches the actual article(s) in which the file is used, that the name refers to the correct article (in the case of multiple uses), or that the name is an actual mainspace article (as opposed to a redirect or disambiguation).

See also the categories Wikipedia non-free files with red backlink, Wikipedia non-free files lacking article backlink, and Wikipedia non-free files with redirect backlink

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