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I want to open source a dataset but I'm not sure what license to use (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello!

I did a map generator(it's pixel art and the largest are 300x200 pixels) some time ago and decided to generate 3 types of map sizes and 1500 maps for each size to train a model to practice and I thought to do that dataset open source.

Is that really something that people want/appreciate or not really? I'm a bit lost on how to proceed and what license to use. Does it make sense to use an MIT License? Or which one do you recommend?

thanks!

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don’t understand what you’re talking about and therefore I don’t know what you mean by “dataset” in this context, but I do know that generally speaking in the US, data isn’t copyrightable.

[–] starshipwinepineapple 2 points 3 weeks ago

The OP mentions the "dataset" is composed of maps they created and those works would be copyrightable if they wanted. Additionally the arrangement of the works and composition of the works in the dataset might also be copyrightable.
licensing extends beyond copyrights and clarifies terms of use to protect both creator and users even when copyrightability might be debatable in some jurisdictions.