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<div dir="auto">One of minor help pages has<br></div><div dir="auto">"You are '''NOT''' allowed to use pictures with GNU-License like GFDL or GPL"</div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Wiki_Help&diff=325499&oldid=325426">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/w/index.php?title=Wiki_Help&diff=325499&oldid=325426</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have no idea why we would not be allowed to use such images.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Is there some reason to not allow use of GDFL or GPL images on OSM Wiki?<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--------------------------<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes, I know that it is a relatively poor license for image.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Triggered by comment in<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki#Copyright_violations">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki#Copyright_violations</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Note that we have <a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:GPL_files">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:GPL_files</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">---------------------------<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">PS: we have thousands of images on OSM Wiki without clearly stated license -<br></div><div dir="auto">many of them are copyright violations, see<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Media_without_a_license">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Media_without_a_license</a><br></div><div dir="auto">Help in processing that would be welcomed if anyone is interested<br></div> </body>
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