diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/resourcemessages/ResourceMessagesV2.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/resourcemessages/ResourceMessagesV2.scala
index e226264b3b..ebb620db04 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/resourcemessages/ResourceMessagesV2.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/resourcemessages/ResourceMessagesV2.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 package org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages
 
+import monocle.Optional
+
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.UUID
 
@@ -24,10 +26,15 @@ import org.knora.webapi.messages.util.rdf.*
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.util.standoff.StandoffTagUtilV2
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.util.standoff.XMLUtil
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.*
+import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages.ResourceMessagesV2Optics.CreateResourceV2Optics
+import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages.ResourceMessagesV2Optics.CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.standoffmessages.MappingXMLtoStandoff
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.valuemessages.*
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.valuemessages.ValueMessagesV2Optics.*
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.api.model.Project
+import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.KnoraProject.CopyrightAttribution
+import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.KnoraProject.LicenseText
+import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.KnoraProject.LicenseUri
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.KnoraProject.ProjectIri
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.Permission
 import org.knora.webapi.slice.admin.domain.model.User
@@ -626,6 +633,35 @@ case class CreateResourceV2(
     )
 }
 
+object CreateResourceV2 {
+  def replaceCopyrightAndLicenceIfMissing(
+    licenseText: Option[LicenseText],
+    licenseUri: Option[LicenseUri],
+    copyrightAttribution: Option[CopyrightAttribution],
+    cr: CreateResourceV2,
+  ): CreateResourceV2 = {
+    def createValuesWith(
+      pred: FileValueV2 => Boolean,
+    ): Optional[Seq[CreateValueInNewResourceV2], CreateValueInNewResourceV2] =
+      CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.elements(cv =>
+        CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.fileValue.getOption(cv).exists(pred),
+      )
+
+    def fileValueWith(pred: FileValueV2 => Boolean): Optional[CreateResourceV2, FileValueV2] =
+      CreateResourceV2Optics
+        .values(createValuesWith(pred).getOption(_).isDefined)
+        .andThen(createValuesWith(pred))
+        .andThen(CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.fileValue)
+
+    def replaceIfEmpty[T](newValue: Option[T], opt: Optional[FileValueV2, Option[T]]) =
+      fileValueWith(opt.getOption(_).flatten.isEmpty).andThen(opt).replace(newValue)
+
+    replaceIfEmpty(licenseText, FileValueV2Optics.licenseTextOption)
+      .andThen(replaceIfEmpty(licenseUri, FileValueV2Optics.licenseUriOption))
+      .andThen(replaceIfEmpty(copyrightAttribution, FileValueV2Optics.copyrightAttributionOption))(cr)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Represents a request to create a resource.
  *
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2.scala
index b291667632..ee309198e0 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2.scala
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ object ValueContentV2 {
     case fvc: FileValueContentV2 => {
       val lt = FileValueContentV2Optics.licenseTextOption.filter(_.isEmpty).replace(licenseText)
       val lu = FileValueContentV2Optics.licenseUriOption.filter(_.isEmpty).replace(licenseUri)
-      val cp = FileValueContentV2Optics.copyRightAttributionOption.filter(_.isEmpty).replace(copyrightAttribution)
+      val cp = FileValueContentV2Optics.copyrightAttributionOption.filter(_.isEmpty).replace(copyrightAttribution)
       lt.andThen(lu).andThen(cp)(fvc)
     }
     case other => other
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2Optics.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2Optics.scala
index d5efa42833..8bab477d18 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2Optics.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/messages/v2/responder/valuemessages/ValueMessagesV2Optics.scala
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ object ValueMessagesV2Optics {
         case vc: ArchiveFileValueContentV2            => vc.copy(fileValue = fv)
         case vc: TextFileValueContentV2               => vc.copy(fileValue = fv)
       })
-    val copyRightAttributionOption: Lens[FileValueContentV2, Option[CopyrightAttribution]] =
+    val copyrightAttributionOption: Lens[FileValueContentV2, Option[CopyrightAttribution]] =
       fileValueV2.andThen(FileValueV2Optics.copyrightAttributionOption)
     val licenseTextOption: Lens[FileValueContentV2, Option[LicenseText]] =
       fileValueV2.andThen(FileValueV2Optics.licenseTextOption)
diff --git a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/responders/v2/resources/CreateResourceV2Handler.scala b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/responders/v2/resources/CreateResourceV2Handler.scala
index c801b6e014..299f19ab7c 100644
--- a/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/responders/v2/resources/CreateResourceV2Handler.scala
+++ b/webapi/src/main/scala/org/knora/webapi/responders/v2/resources/CreateResourceV2Handler.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package org.knora.webapi.responders.v2.resources
 
 import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
-import monocle.Optional
 import zio.*
 
 import java.time.Instant
@@ -30,11 +29,8 @@ import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.ontologymessages.EntityInfoGetResp
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.ontologymessages.OwlCardinality.*
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.ontologymessages.ReadClassInfoV2
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages.*
-import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages.ResourceMessagesV2Optics.CreateResourceV2Optics
-import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.resourcemessages.ResourceMessagesV2Optics.CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.standoffmessages.*
 import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.valuemessages.*
-import org.knora.webapi.messages.v2.responder.valuemessages.ValueMessagesV2Optics.FileValueV2Optics
 import org.knora.webapi.responders.IriLocker
 import org.knora.webapi.responders.IriService
 import org.knora.webapi.responders.admin.PermissionsResponder
@@ -90,28 +86,6 @@ final case class CreateResourceV2Handler(
   def apply(createResourceRequestV2: CreateResourceRequestV2): Task[ReadResourcesSequenceV2] =
     triplestoreUpdate(createResourceRequestV2)
 
-  private def replaceCopyrightAttributionAndLicenseIfMissing(project: Project): CreateResourceV2 => CreateResourceV2 = {
-    def createValuesWith(
-      pred: FileValueV2 => Boolean,
-    ): Optional[Seq[CreateValueInNewResourceV2], CreateValueInNewResourceV2] =
-      CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.elements(cv =>
-        CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.fileValue.getOption(cv).exists(pred),
-      )
-
-    def fileValueWith(pred: FileValueV2 => Boolean): Optional[CreateResourceV2, FileValueV2] =
-      CreateResourceV2Optics
-        .values(createValuesWith(pred).getOption(_).isDefined)
-        .andThen(createValuesWith(pred))
-        .andThen(CreateValueInNewResourceV2Optics.fileValue)
-
-    def replaceIfEmpty[T](newValue: Option[T], opt: Optional[FileValueV2, Option[T]]) =
-      fileValueWith(opt.getOption(_).flatten.isEmpty).andThen(opt).replace(newValue)
-
-    replaceIfEmpty(project.licenseText, FileValueV2Optics.licenseTextOption)
-      .andThen(replaceIfEmpty(project.licenseUri, FileValueV2Optics.licenseUriOption))
-      .andThen(replaceIfEmpty(project.copyrightAttribution, FileValueV2Optics.copyrightAttributionOption))
-  }
-
   private def triplestoreUpdate(
     createResourceRequestV2: CreateResourceRequestV2,
   ): Task[ReadResourcesSequenceV2] =
@@ -198,7 +172,13 @@ final case class CreateResourceV2Handler(
       // Convert the resource to the internal ontology schema.
       internalCreateResource <-
         ZIO.attempt(
-          replaceCopyrightAttributionAndLicenseIfMissing(project)(createResourceRequestV2.createResource)
+          CreateResourceV2
+            .replaceCopyrightAndLicenceIfMissing(
+              project.licenseText,
+              project.licenseUri,
+              project.copyrightAttribution,
+              createResourceRequestV2.createResource,
+            )
             .toOntologySchema(InternalSchema),
         )