Clean license and corpus header metadata in WildTrace strict481

Set mixed-license dataset card metadata, clarify annotation/source text license scope, neutralize construction-only corpus headers while preserving offsets, and refresh manifests/checksums.

CHECKSUMS.sha256

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LICENSE

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-WildTrace strict481 license notice
+WildTrace strict481 mixed-license notice
 
 Benchmark annotations, questions, rubrics, metadata, and release scripts are
 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
 (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
-Source documents retain their original public-domain, public-agency, Project
-Gutenberg, or source-specific terms. The presence of a source document in this
-benchmark package does not change the original source terms. Users are
-responsible for complying with source-specific terms when redistributing,
-adapting, or using the source texts.
+Source documents are not relicensed by WildTrace. They retain their original
+public-domain, public-agency, Project Gutenberg, or source-specific terms. Those
+terms can vary by source and jurisdiction. The presence of a source document in
+this benchmark package does not change the original source terms. Users are
+responsible for checking and complying with source-specific terms when
+redistributing, adapting, or using the source texts.

README.md

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 ---
-license: cc-by-4.0
+license: other
 language:
 - en
 - zh
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 - document-qa
 - mlcroissant
 - neurips-2026
+annotations_and_code_license: cc-by-4.0
+source_corpus_license: mixed
 pretty_name: WildTrace strict481
 configs:
 - config_name: with_answers
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 ## License
 
-Benchmark annotations, questions, rubrics, metadata, and scripts are released
-under CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Source documents retain their original
-public-domain, public-agency, or source-specific terms. Users are responsible for
-complying with source-specific terms when redistributing or adapting source
-texts.
+WildTrace is a mixed-license release. Benchmark annotations, questions, rubrics,
+metadata, and scripts are released under CC BY 4.0. Source documents are not
+relicensed by WildTrace: they retain their original public-domain,
+public-agency, Project Gutenberg, or source-specific terms, which can vary by
+jurisdiction and by source. Users are responsible for checking source-specific
+terms before redistributing or adapting source texts.
 
 ## Citation
 

corpus/source-0022.txt

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-===== R545 CJK MIXED SOURCE: ernvyingxiongzhuan | role=target | slice=full =====
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                      
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 兒女英雄傳
     
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 Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
 subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
 
-===== R545 CJK MIXED SOURCE: jinghuayuan | role=distractor | slice=first_180000_chars =====
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                                 
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 鏡花緣
     

corpus/source-0023.txt

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-===== R556 CJK MIXED SOURCE: ershi_nian | role=target | slice=full =====
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                              
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 二十年目睹之怪現狀
     
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+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                                 
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 鏡花緣
     

corpus/source-0027.txt

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-===== R537 CJK MIXED SOURCE: dangkouzhi | role=target | slice=full =====
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                              
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 蕩寇志
     
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-===== R537 CJK MIXED SOURCE: sanxiawuyi | role=distractor | slice=first_135000_chars =====
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                                
 
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of 三俠五義
     

corpus/source-0195.txt

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-### TOPUP REDO SLICED SOURCE
-Original corpus: mysteries_london_v3
-Original question: mysteries_london_v3-forw-r277-0000
-Original char slice: 232078-1882078
-### BEGIN TEXT
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====  
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====          
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                           
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====         
+==============
 ly a possible case of human vexation, grief, or
 annoyance, which cannot be relieved by the solace, or ameliorated by the
 counsel, of a friend," observed Doctor Lascelles, dwelling emphatically

corpus/source-0196.txt

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-### TOPUP REDO SLICED SOURCE
-Original corpus: ntsb_csb_accident_reports_l6
-Original question: ntsb_csb_accident_reports_l6-caus-r435-verification-boundary-failures-cluefix-00
-Original char slice: 397959-2047959
-### BEGIN TEXT
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====  
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                   
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                                         
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====         
+==============
 st Performance and Decision-Making .............................................................7 
 1.2.3 Recent Activities ..................................................................................................8 
 1.2.4 Other Information ................................................................................................9 

corpus/source-0197.txt

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-### BEGIN TEXT
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====  
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                        
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                         
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====         
+==============
 raft Accident Report 
  INTRA-AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION  AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION 
 TIME and  TIME and 

corpus/source-0198.txt

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-### TOPUP REDO SLICED SOURCE
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-Original char slice: 765102-2415102
-### BEGIN TEXT
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====  
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                           
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====                                                         
+===== SOURCE SECTION =====         
+==============
 plied Spargo. “I should not think of
 publishing anything you may tell me except with your express
 permission.”

croissant.json

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