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What legal rights do I keep over my illustrations if a client refuses to sign a contract before I start?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What legal rights do I keep over my illustrations if a client refuses to sign a contract before I start?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
U.S. Copyright Office commissioned artwork work made for hire copyright ownership signed writing exclusive transfer copyright circularGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition
17 USC 101 work made for hire 204 transfer copyright ownership signed writing Cornell LIIGoogle ↗
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)
Short factOther / navigational50%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinition50%InstructionYes / no

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 commissioned artwork work made for hire copyright ownership signed writing exclusive transfer copyright circular Google ↗
17 USC 101 work made for hire 204 transfer copyright ownership signed writing Cornell LII Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
U.S. Copyright Office commissioned artwork work made for hire copyright ownership signed writing exclusive transfer copyright circular
OBSERVED
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—Definition——1x
of 1
17 USC 101 work made for hire 204 transfer copyright ownership signed writing Cornell LII
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1