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Can someone steal my code and use it legally if I didn't explicitly include a copyright notice in the repository?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Can someone steal my code and use it legally if I didn't explicitly include a copyright notice in the repository?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
United States Copyright Office copyright notice not required works created after March 1 1989 copyright automatic software code repository no license rightsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
GitHub docs no license repository default copyright all rights reserved public repository viewing forking licenseGoogle ↗
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%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no50%

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
United States Copyright Office copyright notice not required works created after March 1 1989 copyright automatic software code repository no license rights Google ↗
GitHub docs no license repository default copyright all rights reserved public repository viewing forking license Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
United States Copyright Office copyright notice not required works created after March 1 1989 copyright automatic software code repository no license rights
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Yes / no——1x
of 1
GitHub docs no license repository default copyright all rights reserved public repository viewing forking license
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1