Apply CC BY 4.0 public release terms

Replace private-staging language with approved CC BY 4.0 terms, mark the release public, and disclose pending source report links accurately.

LICENSE

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-Copyright (c) 2026 Verasight. All rights reserved.
+Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
 
-This private staging package is provided only to authorized Verasight
-collaborators for review. Access does not grant a license to copy, publish,
-redistribute, sublicense, sell, mine, or otherwise use the dataset outside that
-review. Public distribution terms have not yet been approved.
+Copyright (c) 2026 Verasight.
+
+Unless otherwise noted, the dataset files and original documentation in this
+repository are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
+International license (CC BY 4.0):
+
+https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
+
+You may share and adapt the licensed material for any purpose, including
+commercially, provided that you give appropriate credit, link to the license,
+and indicate whether changes were made.
+
+Recommended attribution:
+
+Verasight, "Verasight U.S. Public Opinion Data Library,"
+https://data.verasight.io/ and
+https://huggingface.co/datasets/Verasight/verasight-data-library.
+
+This license applies only to material included in this Hugging Face dataset
+repository. It does not license Verasight trademarks, branding, website design
+or code, respondent-level data, raw or unpublished survey files, or material on
+externally linked websites and reports except where separately stated.
+
+The licensed material is provided as-is and without warranties. See the CC BY
+4.0 legal code for the complete terms.

README.md

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 ---
 pretty_name: Verasight U.S. Public Opinion Data Library
+license: cc-by-4.0
 language:
 - en
 multilinguality:
@@ -43,14 +44,14 @@ configs:
     path: data/pages.parquet
 ---
 
-# A source-linked index of what U.S. adults think
+# A searchable index of what U.S. adults think
 
 [![Explore the Verasight Data Library](https://data.verasight.io/og/verasight-data-library.png)](https://data.verasight.io/?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=dataset&utm_campaign=verasight_data_library&utm_content=hero)
 
 The Verasight Data Library makes original U.S. public opinion research
 searchable and ready for analysis. Discover questions and weighted toplines
-across AI & Tech, Culture, Health, Money, Politics, Sports, then follow every record to a human-readable finding and
-its primary source.
+across AI & Tech, Culture, Health, Money, Politics, Sports, then follow every record to a human-readable finding and,
+where verified, its primary source report.
 
 **[Explore findings, search topics, and cite the research at data.verasight.io](https://data.verasight.io/?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=dataset&utm_campaign=verasight_data_library&utm_content=hero)**
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ Explore by topic: [AI & Tech](https://data.verasight.io/c/ai/?utm_source=hugging
 
 | If you are... | Use the dataset to... |
 | --- | --- |
-| A journalist or editor | Find citable public opinion numbers and trace them to exact wording and source reports. |
+| A journalist or editor | Find citable public opinion numbers and trace them to exact wording and verified sources. |
 | A researcher or social scientist | Filter questions by topic, field dates, sample size, and weighted topline estimates. |
 | An AI, search, or RAG builder | Index current, sourced opinions while retaining URLs for retrieval and attribution. |
 | A policy, communications, or insights team | Explore how U.S. adults respond across six recurring topic areas. |
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ Explore by topic: [AI & Tech](https://data.verasight.io/c/ai/?utm_source=hugging
 
 - **Original measured opinion:** findings come from Verasight survey research,
   not synthetic responses or a collection of prompts without respondent data.
-- **Source-level provenance:** question wording, field dates, base sizes, public
-  report links, and Data Library links travel with the records.
+- **Question-level provenance:** question wording, field dates, base sizes,
+  source status, verified report links, and Data Library links travel with the
+  records.
 - **Human and machine-readable:** Parquet tables support analysis, while the
   linked Data Library pages add summaries, context, and citation paths.
 - **Transparent methodology:** Verasight publishes its recruitment, weighting,
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ Explore by topic: [AI & Tech](https://data.verasight.io/c/ai/?utm_source=hugging
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | This Hugging Face dataset | Filtering, analysis, indexing, and reproducible discovery | Machine-readable distribution layer |
 | [Verasight Data Library](https://data.verasight.io/?utm_source=huggingface&utm_medium=dataset&utm_campaign=verasight_data_library&utm_content=hero) | Reading, browsing, sharing, and citing findings | Canonical interpretation layer |
-| Linked Verasight source reports | Exact questionnaires, toplines, and survey methodology | Primary source record |
+| Verified Verasight source reports | Exact questionnaires, toplines, and survey methodology | Primary source record |
 
 ## Dataset contents
 
@@ -162,6 +164,12 @@ That manifest contains the reviewed public surface, not the broader canonical
 or confidential pipeline data. Source reports remain the canonical survey
 references. Each applicable record includes a public report URL.
 
+Every question and estimate includes a Data Library URL. This release has
+1,332 questions with verified source report URLs and
+164 questions whose source report URL is pending. Use
+`source_status` to distinguish them. Pending records remain connected to their
+human-readable Data Library pages.
+
 ## Interpretation and methodology
 
 `weighted_share` is a proportion from 0 to 1. `weighted_percent` is the same
@@ -178,9 +186,12 @@ making comparisons.
 ## Citation and attribution
 
 For a specific finding, cite the record's `data_library_url` and consult its
-`canonical_url` source report. This preserves the wording, timing, methodology,
-and interpretation that belong with the estimate. When citing the collection,
-use: Verasight, *Verasight U.S. Public Opinion Data Library*, Verasight/verasight-data-library.
+`canonical_url` source report when available. This preserves the wording,
+timing, methodology, and interpretation that belong with the estimate.
+
+Recommended dataset attribution: Verasight, *Verasight U.S. Public Opinion Data
+Library*, [data.verasight.io](https://data.verasight.io/) and `Verasight/verasight-data-library`,
+licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Indicate if you made changes.
 
 ## Limitations and responsible use
 
@@ -199,8 +210,8 @@ This release covers 33 source waves from
 stored in the tables are stable citation targets even when this snapshot is
 superseded by a later release.
 
-## License status
+## License
 
-This repository is private staging output. Verasight has not yet approved
-public data redistribution terms. See `LICENSE`. Do not make this dataset public
-until the approved public data license is added to this card and repository.
+Unless otherwise noted, the dataset files and original documentation in this
+repository are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See `LICENSE`
+for scope, attribution, and exclusions.

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