Can my graphic design agency legally claim copyright ownership over the logos we create for clients, or does it automatically belong to them?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can my graphic design agency legally claim copyright ownership over the logos we create for clients, or does it automatically belong to them?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
United States Copyright Office commissioned works work made for hire independent contractor written agreement copyright ownership logo design agency copyright transfer written instrumentGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
17 USC 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned work categories 17 USC 204 copyright transfer signed writingGoogle ↗
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)
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
United States Copyright Office commissioned works work made for hire independent contractor written agreement copyright ownership logo design agency copyright transfer written instrument Google ↗
17 USC 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned work categories 17 USC 204 copyright transfer signed writing Google ↗
- 17 U.S.C. § 201 · copyright.gov
- 17 U.S.C. § 204 · law.cornell.edu
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States Copyright Office commissioned works work made for hire independent contractor written agreement copyright ownership logo design agency copyright transfer written instrument OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 USC 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned work categories 17 USC 204 copyright transfer signed writing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Definition | — | — | 1x of 1 |