Are authors at promotional book events legally allowed to charge a fee just to sign a copy of a book you already own?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Are authors at promotional book events legally allowed to charge a fee just to sign a copy of a book you already own?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
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
Massachusetts consumer protection law undisclosed fees event tickets autograph signing author book signing legal fee Google ↗
United States law author charge autograph fee book signing event already owned book legal Google ↗
- The Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law · mass.gov
- Guide to Retail Rights · mass.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts consumer protection law undisclosed fees event tickets autograph signing author book signing legal fee OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
United States law author charge autograph fee book signing event already owned book legal OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |