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How do I verify if a specific classic book is actually in the public domain on Project Gutenberg before recommending it to my book club?

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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I verify if a specific classic book is actually in the public domain on Project Gutenberg before recommending it to my book club?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Project Gutenberg copyright FAQ public domain United States terms of use copyright status booksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
U.S. Copyright Office public domain copyright duration works published before 1931 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason50%Definition50%InstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Project Gutenberg copyright FAQ public domain United States terms of use copyright status books Google ↗
U.S. Copyright Office public domain copyright duration works published before 1931 2026 Google ↗
  1. Project Gutenberg's official website · gutenberg.org
  2. Permission How-to · gutenberg.org
  3. License · gutenberg.org
  4. Terms of Use · gutenberg.org
  5. What is Copyright? · copyright.gov
  6. Copyright How-To · gutenberg.org
  7. How Long Does Copyright Protection Last? (FAQ) · copyright.gov
  8. Project Gutenberg edition · gutenberg.org
  9. Project Gutenberg edition · gutenberg.org
  10. Project Gutenberg edition · gutenberg.org

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Project Gutenberg copyright FAQ public domain United States terms of use copyright status books
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U.S. Copyright Office public domain copyright duration works published before 1931 2026
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—Definition——1x
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