If you prefer to not deal with any copyright (which is a good thing for mental health) you can look through Wikimedia Commons to find replacements for specific images listed in this thread.
You can either edits OSM Wiki directly to replace old ones. You can use Wikimedia Commons images directly on OSM Wiki, and all images following their rules are safe to use.
You can also edit file page at OSM Wiki to link a potential replacement.
Or just reply in this thread with a proposed replacement which will be already helpful.
Look at the end of thread ( click on latest timestamp on overwiev ) to see images where replacement is needed.
By the way, if an illustration or diagram needs a freely licensed replacement, the Wikimedia Commons illustration workshop is a good place to ask graphic designers for help. At WikiConference North America + Mapping USA today, one of the participants asked us for more things to draw â theyâre quite tired of drawing heraldic coats of arms!
Talking of illustrations: if thereâs any text in a diagram or illustration, it can be translated with the SVG Translate tool and then used on the OSM wiki with syntax like [[File:Example.svg|lang=fr]].
I believe the core problem of this is that Wiki doesnât ask about copyright when inserting a new image. I just tried and it doesnât suggest to insert copyright anywhere. So a common user doesnât have any way to know until they get an automated e-mail from Mateusz (well, at least I got it after years of inserting the images).
I suppose itâs not easy to change or it would have been done already, but a simple roll-down menu with licenses when uploading a new image to the OSM Wiki would be really helpful.
The upload form does have a âLicensingâ field, but youâre right in that itâs not enforced. Probably lots of people donât know what itâs for.
That said, isnât there an argument to be made that if no more specific license is specified then the default license of the wiki (CC-BY-SA 2.0) applies?
Although I donât really know what images would be suitable for the OSM wiki but not suitable for Wikimedia Commons â itâs of wider benefit to upload to Commons, I think. (And licenses are much more enforced over there, which both makes it easier for reuse and maybe more confusing for uploaders.)
This does not work for images where uploader has no rights to license them (for example random image found on the internet)
Also, I am not entirely sure is âsurprise! now anyone worldwide can use this photo because you accepted ToUâ is really working as far as legal side is applying.
That said, isnât there an argument to be made that if no more specific license is specified then the default license of the wiki (CC-BY-SA 2.0) applies?
one could argue it is already like this, the question is whether it is safe to assume that the uploader is the author.
In all cases - you can also take photo and upload it to Wikimedia Commons! (they have a better upload process than OSM Wiki, mostly because their community is much much bigger and centers around file uploads)
Now that Iâve taken a look at the photos, it seems File:Oumi Railway Oumi-Hachiman Station gate.jpg - Wikimedia Commons is the only other photo with an AED in a vending machine. It has the same notice on the side too, partially covered. Thereâs another notice at the top saying the same thing (partially covered in the other photo).
one could argue it is already like this, the question is whether it is safe to assume that the uploader is the author.
@dieterdreist Good point. Itâs definitely good to ask for confirmation.
I donât know where the dialog you posted appears, but when I upload it when editing a page, I donât see any field like that.
@_0174 That screenshot was fromSpecial:Upload, which is accessible via a link in the sidebar. But youâre right, the form you posted, which is built into the editing toolbar, does not have the same field!
In all cases - you can also take photo and upload it to Wikimedia Commons! (they have a better upload process than OSM Wiki, mostly because their community is much much bigger and centers around file uploads)
