I self-published my poetry book on Amazon KDP last week, but do I still need to mail a physical copy to the Library of Congress to secure my copyright?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I self-published my poetry book on Amazon KDP last week, but do I still need to mail a physical copy to the Library of Congress to secure my copyright?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
site:copyright.gov mandatory deposit published book two copies three months Library of Congress copyright registration automatic protection literary worksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:copyright.gov circular 7d mandatory deposit published works exemption one copy electronic depositGoogle ↗
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
site:copyright.gov mandatory deposit published book two copies three months Library of Congress copyright registration automatic protection literary works Google ↗
site:copyright.gov circular 7d mandatory deposit published works exemption one copy electronic deposit Google ↗
- Mandatory Deposits · copyright.gov
- Chapter 4 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- 4 Changes to Deposit Requirements · copyright.gov
- Electronic Mandatory Deposit Terms and Requirements · copyright.gov
- U.S. Copyright Office registration page · copyright.gov
- Mandatory Deposit · copyright.gov
- Registering a Work (FAQ) · copyright.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
site:copyright.gov mandatory deposit published book two copies three months Library of Congress copyright registration automatic protection literary works OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
site:copyright.gov circular 7d mandatory deposit published works exemption one copy electronic deposit OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |