I just started freelancing and I am completely lost on how copyright ownership works for client work in the US, what should I put in my contracts?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I just started freelancing and I am completely lost on how copyright ownership works for client work in the US, what should I put in my contracts?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
U.S. Copyright Office work made for hire circular commissioned works categories written agreement copyright transfer signed writing 17 USC 204Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
U.S. Copyright Office copyright ownership independent contractors freelancers contracts license assignment copyright circularGoogle ↗
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 (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 circular commissioned works categories written agreement copyright transfer signed writing 17 USC 204 Google ↗
U.S. Copyright Office copyright ownership independent contractors freelancers contracts license assignment copyright circular Google ↗
- Chapter 2 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- Chapter 1 - Circular 92 · copyright.gov
- Circular 30 Works Made For Hire · copyright.gov
- Circular 1 Copyright Basics · copyright.gov
- Assignment/Transfer of Copyright Ownership (FAQ) · copyright.gov
- Group Registration of Unpublished Works: Author · copyright.gov
- usc-cdn.house.gov · usc-cdn.house.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 circular commissioned works categories written agreement copyright transfer signed writing 17 USC 204 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
U.S. Copyright Office copyright ownership independent contractors freelancers contracts license assignment copyright circular OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |