If I hired an illustrator to design my book cover, who legally owns the copyright to that specific artwork under current US law?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
If I hired an illustrator to design my book cover, who legally owns the copyright to that specific artwork under current US law?
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.
Classifying 2 queries…
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
United States Copyright Office commissioned artwork work made for hire supplementary work book cover copyright ownership circular 30 Google ↗
17 USC 101 201 204 work made for hire copyright transfer signed writing official Google ↗
- Chapter 2 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- uscodeweb1.house.gov · uscodeweb1.house.gov
- 17 U.S. Code § 101 - Definitions | U.S. Code | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- Circular 30 Works Made For Hire · copyright.gov
- Standard Application Help: Author · copyright.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States Copyright Office commissioned artwork work made for hire supplementary work book cover copyright ownership circular 30 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
17 USC 101 201 204 work made for hire copyright transfer signed writing official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |