[thaumasiotes]

> What was asked for is a reasonable ask.

No it isn't. You don't get any copyright protection on a volume of data produced by rules, such as "every possible 8x8 bitmap". Furthermore, you also don't get copyright protection against "copies" that were developed without reference to your work, as would always be the case for this idea. So there is no theoretical benefit from attempting it.

What's the reasonable part?

[bluGill]

You are thinking as a lawyer, who for sure should have jumped in (if got that far - it appears to have went to engineering first who shut it down for engineering reasons). Someone in marketing should not be expected to know or think of those details about law. Maybe they will, but it isn't there job.

Specialization is a good thing. However it means you will have often ideas that because of something you don't know are bad even though within your lane they are good.