What specific clauses should I include in contractor agreements to ensure my company owns the code they write?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What specific clauses should I include in contractor agreements to ensure my company owns the code they write?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire independent contractor software copyright assignment written transfer 17 USC 101 204Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
17 U.S.C. 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned works software independent contractor categoriesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire independent contractor software copyright assignment written transfer 17 USC 101 204 Google ↗
17 U.S.C. 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned works software independent contractor categories Google ↗
- Chapter 2 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- 17 U.S.C. § 101: Definitions · uscode.house.gov
- Circular 30 Works Made For Hire · copyright.gov
- Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition · copyright.gov
- Chapter 2 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire independent contractor software copyright assignment written transfer 17 USC 101 204 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 U.S.C. 101 work made for hire specially ordered commissioned works software independent contractor categories OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |