# isBasedOn - Schema.org Property

> Source: https://schema.org/isBasedOn
> Extracted: 2026-02-16T18:47:35.200Z

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A resource from which this work is derived or from which it is a modification or adaptation.

Supersedes

`[isBasedOnUrl](https://schema.org/isBasedOnUrl "isBasedOnUrl")`

### Examples

Example notes or example HTML without markup.

<dl>
<dt>Derivative work</dt>
<dd><p>In copyright law, a derivative work is an expressive creation that
    includes major elements of a previously created original work. An
    example of a derivative work is L.H.O.O.Q, or Mona Lisa With a Moustache,
    by Marcel Duchamp.</p>
    <p>Note: this definition is based on the wikipedia article on Derivative
    Work</p>
</dd>
</dl>

Example encoded as [Microdata](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdata_\(HTML\)) embedded in HTML.

<dl itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork">
<dt itemprop="name">Derivative work</dt>
<dd><p itemprop="text">In copyright law, a derivative work is an expressive
    creation that includes major elements of a previously created original work.
    An example of a derivative work is L.H.O.O.Q, or Mona Lisa With a Moustache,
    by Marcel Duchamp.</p>
    <p itemprop="isBasedOn" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork">
    Note: this definition is based on the <span itemprop="publisher">wikipedia</span>
    article on <span itemprop="name">Derivative Work</span>
    <link itemprop="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative\_work" />
    </p>
</dd>
</dl>

Example encoded as [RDFa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDFa) embedded in HTML.

<dl vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="CreativeWork">
<dt property="name">Derivative work</dt>
<dd><p property="text">In copyright law, a derivative work is an expressive
    creation that includes major elements of a previously created original work.
    An example of a derivative work is L.H.O.O.Q, or Mona Lisa With a Moustache,
    by Marcel Duchamp.</p>
    <p property="isBasedOn" typeof="CreativeWork">
    Note: this definition is based on the <span property="publisher">wikipedia</span>
    article on <span property="name">Derivative Work</span>
    <link property="url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative\_work" />
    </p>
</dd>
</dl>

Example encoded as [JSON-LD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON-LD) in a HTML script tag.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context":  "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "CreativeWork",
  "name": "Derivative Work",
  "text": "In copyright law, a derivative work is an expressive creation that includes major elements of a previously created original work. An example of a derivative work is L.H.O.O.Q, or Mona Lisa With a Moustache, by Marcel Duchamp.",
  "isBasedOn": {
    "@type": "CreativeWork",
    "name": "Derivative Work",
    "publisher": "wikipedia",
    "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative\_work"
  }
}
</script>

Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.