Map data sets as CC 4.0

[GN (Nagarjuna G)]

I elaborated my view on why this assumption is not tenable in another post.

Why is raw data only a fact and not an expression?

This post is an extension of conversation on the issues raised in the post Map data sets as CC 4.0 . I am creating a different thread, since it is more general than the specific issue that the referred post is about. Data represent facts. And facts cannot be copyrighted. Compilation of data can be an expression, which can be copyrighted. These are some take-home points that one can gather from any 101 course on copyright. This raises serious philosophical questions about what is a fact and h…