Yes, it's planned to allow you to create a full-size .png overlay (with transparency) to overlay the map to create a specific look and feel. More details soon.

Important notes about images and copyright.

Yes, this is important and you should follow the rules so as to not get yourself and Knuckle Cracker into trouble with copyright owners and DMCA take-down notices.

Firstly, know that if you upload a map with an image, you cede all ownership rights and claims regarding the map and the image as it appears on the map to Knuckle Cracker, LLC. You (or the image rights holder) retain all rights as pertains to the image in any other use, but not insofar as the map and uses of the map is concerned.

Now as for images:

Ownership of images