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 Our commitment to responsible data sharing and the security of our academic tools is paramount. We thank you for your cooperation in maintaining the ethical use of this technology.
 
+## License
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+The MAP-CC Dataset is made available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License ([CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](LICENSE)).
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+By using the MAP-CC Dataset, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. This license allows users to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) the MAP-CC Dataset for non-commercial purposes only, and with no modifications or derivatives, as long as proper attribution is given to the creators. For further details, please refer to the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file.
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+We chose the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License for the MAP-CC Dataset to facilitate academic and educational use, promoting the spread of knowledge while protecting the work of the creators from unauthorized commercial use or modification.
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 ## Usage Instructions
 
 After downloading the parts of the dataset, you can concatenate them into a single file for each split of the dataset using the following command in a UNIX-like terminal: