Who legally owns the copyright to backend code generated entirely by GitHub Copilot for my startup company under current US law?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Who legally owns the copyright to backend code generated entirely by GitHub Copilot for my startup company under current US law?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship report copyrightability prompts 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
GitHub Copilot terms of service ownership suggestions output intellectual property terms 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
US Copyright Office copyright registration guidance works containing AI generated material human authorshipGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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 (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship report copyrightability prompts 2025 Google ↗
GitHub Copilot terms of service ownership suggestions output intellectual property terms 2026 Google ↗
US Copyright Office copyright registration guidance works containing AI generated material human authorship Google ↗
- GitHub Copilot Product Specific Terms - 2026 03 05 · assets.ctfassets.net
- GitHub Copilot · Your AI coding agent · GitHub · github.com
- GitHub Terms of Service · docs.github.com
- GitHub Terms of Service · docs.github.com
- Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2 Copyrightability Report · copyright.gov
- NewsNet Issue 1060 · copyright.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Copyright Office AI generated works human authorship report copyrightability prompts 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
GitHub Copilot terms of service ownership suggestions output intellectual property terms 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
US Copyright Office copyright registration guidance works containing AI generated material human authorship OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |